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Recent Examples of gravelly Those same influences reverberate throughout her eclectic albums — unmistakably threaded through with her gravelly, gorgeous voice. Cat Woods, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2025 The Ukrainian president, in his gravelly voice, was trying to convince the American people and their leaders to stick with Ukraine. Frida Ghitis, CNN, 21 Dec. 2022 Named for the Maori word that describes the gravelly soil in which the grapes are grown, this wine introduces itself with aromas of graphite, purple flowers and cedar. Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 20 Dec. 2022 Within seconds, their Hyundai Elantra spun out on the gravelly road and plunged backwards off a cliff along the Angeles Forest Highway. Diane Herbst, Peoplemag, 16 Dec. 2022 See All Example Sentences for gravelly
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gravelly
Adjective
  • Her voice was loud and hoarse, calling out comments or exhortations concerning the game.
    Rachel Cusk, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2025
  • Joe Biden’s disastrous June 2024 debate performance, when the nation witnessed a hoarse and feeble president losing his train of thought and struggling to finish sentences, ended his re-election campaign.
    Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 8 July 2025
Adjective
  • Panday plays a convincingly gruff tortured artist alongside Padda’s struggling ingenue, and most of the screen time is devoted to their pairing instead of introducing tertiary excess.
    Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The barbs were frequently aimed at the gruff owner of Mel’s Diner played by the late Vic Tayback.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The star’s lower, huskier baritone voice has always made an impact in BTS’ music with the star citing the likes of Bing Crosby, Eric Benet and Ruben Studdard as inspirations.
    Jeff Benjamin, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Carpenter is plainly a student of Parton’s, evoking her pinup styling (voluminous hair, big red lips), her persona (sharp with a knowing wink), and her voice, which is rich and husky and accompanied by a country lilt.
    Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2025

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“Gravelly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gravelly. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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