as in aloud
with one's normal voice speaking the words
registered their dissatisfaction with the meal out loud to the waiter
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Recent Examples of out loud
The fear often shrinks when it is stated out loud.
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Mohamed Al Hashemi,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
There was a pause in jury selection before the trial began after a potential juror who had already been questioned was outside the courtroom playing a news story out loud on her phone.
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Steven Yablonski,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
Say it out loud with me right now.
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Zach Harper,
New York Times,
19 June 2026
Brian asked — a notion so far-fetched that his assistant laughed out loud.
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Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
18 June 2026
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Mohamed Al Hashemi,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
There was a pause in jury selection before the trial began after a potential juror who had already been questioned was outside the courtroom playing a news story out loud on her phone.
—
Steven Yablonski,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
Say it out loud with me right now.
—
Zach Harper,
New York Times,
19 June 2026
Brian asked — a notion so far-fetched that his assistant laughed out loud.
—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
18 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for out loud
Recent Examples of Synonyms for out loud
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Reading the names In May, when descendants and association members returned to the cemetery for the first time in two years, Rummel read aloud the names of the 56 confirmed dead.
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Monday, Kelly read aloud a letter written by a former club president, which was also stored in the capsule.
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Dominic Canzone and Randy Arozarena walked to load the bases with one out before Josh Naylor struck out swinging.
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Offices begin thinning out by Thursday, grills run through the weekend, and by Tuesday morning the out-of-office replies come down and the machine restarts.
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