How to Use audible in a Sentence

audible

adjective
  • Her voice was barely audible over the noise.
  • He let out an audible sigh.
  • The app can still send audible alerts even if the phone is set to silent.
    Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2022
  • There was a lot of audible love in the room for Austin on Tuesday evening.
    Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2023
  • At first, the car makes an audible chime, and the steering wheel lights turn red.
    Daniel Golson, The Verge, 27 Sep. 2023
  • The women were dragged to the floor, where the men continued to beat them—the sound of heavy punches audible on the video.
    Cao Li and Liyan Qi, WSJ, 23 Sep. 2022
  • The gunshots are audible, but the footage does not offer a clear view of the fatal shot.
    Andrew Wolfson, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2023
  • There’s often an audible sigh as the last breath comes out.
    Jeremy N. Smith, Discover Magazine, 25 Nov. 2022
  • Even the barely audible rasp of the bow’s hair across a string can conjure the intimate shape of a last breath.
    Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2022
  • Since there was so little time between that audible and the snap, the Bills didn’t have time to adjust.
    Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 25 Jan. 2023
  • The roar of a new train line is also audible everywhere.
    Alida Becker, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2024
  • Many of them spoke with audible sadness tremors in their voices.
    David Jesse, Detroit Free Press, 14 Feb. 2023
  • His pitches sailed, an audible hiss cutting across the space.
    Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2023
  • Meredith wins and calls an audible, asking Griffin to step in and take Adams' place.
    Lincee Ray, EW.com, 11 Nov. 2022
  • Even in a stadium full of jeers, the comedian was able to make the crowd’s audible rage break long enough to turn the tide to laughter.
    Sonaiya Kelleystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2022
  • In 2024, news about a celebrity beauty brand tends to be met with an audible sigh and an eye roll at Allure HQ.
    Allure Editors, Allure, 28 Feb. 2024
  • Try this: Clap your hands loudly in the middle of your room and listen for the decay—the audible echoing of that clapping sound.
    Parker Hall, WIRED, 9 Mar. 2023
  • After a minute, and some audible gasps, everyone stands to watch what the camera doesn't show.
    David Bauder, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Feb. 2023
  • No promo codes or coupons at checkout, just a straight-up price drop for anyone who wants to live in a more audible world.
    PCMAG, 27 Feb. 2023
  • Newborns can be quite the audible orchestra, and gas is often part of the repertoire.
    Anita K. Henry, Parents, 29 June 2023
  • The crowd erupted in a mix of applause and audible boos as Brown’s name was announced, much to Rowland’s dismay.
    Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 23 Nov. 2022
  • Mashable points out that this isn't Gordon-Levitt's first audible Knives Out cameo.
    Erica Gonzales, ELLE, 23 Dec. 2022
  • One of the officers leans onto the windshield and points what appears to be a firearm at the driver, and as the car starts moving away, a loud bang is audible.
    BostonGlobe.com, 28 June 2023
  • When his players took the knee before kickoff in the first game, against Austria, an audible proportion of the crowd booed.
    Rory Smith, New York Times, 20 Nov. 2022
  • There was an audible gasp in the courtroom when the jury foreperson read aloud the $75 million award in punitive damages for the women.
    Lindsay Whitehurst and Alanna Durkin Richer, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Dec. 2023
  • When Brown was announced as the winner of the category by Rowland, audible boos could be heard from the crowd amid cheers.
    Rachel Desantis, Peoplemag, 20 Nov. 2022
  • The assault was not captured on camera, but the sound of spitting is clearly audible.
    Lauren Izso, Brahim Dahman and Ibrahim Hazboun, CNN, 4 Feb. 2024
  • The head-on-pine thwack was audible above the Billy Ray, and several adult chaperones screamed.
    Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 5 June 2023
  • Some of the photos elicited audible reactions from survivors of the attack who were in the courtroom.
    Justin Reutter, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2023
  • Hardly a sentence of the Q&A without audible celebration, and the same was true during the film.
    Selome Hailu, Variety, 15 Mar. 2023

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