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Examples
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After the close of Mr. James first song-a schmaltzy, slow love ballad which he sang in a deep and earnest voice-the Philly girls started hooting and clapping.
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He spoke in what Jack called his 'special' voice-the voice he always kept for animals.
The Circus of Adventure Blyton, Enid, 1898?-1968 1952
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This was the twentieth time that day that the good Risler had said that he was happy, and always with the same emotional and contented manner, in the same low, deep voice-the voice that is held in check by emotion and does not speak too loud for fear of suddenly breaking into violent tears.
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This was the twentieth time that day that the good Risler had said that he was happy, and always with the same emotional and contented manner, in the same low, deep voice-the voice that is held in check by emotion and does not speak too loud for fear of suddenly breaking into violent tears.
Fromont and Risler — Complete Alphonse Daudet 1868
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It has become fashionable among politicians to preach the virtues of pain and suffering, no doubt because those bearing the brunt of it are those with little voice-the poor and future generations.
Slate Magazine Joseph E. Stiglitz 2011
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Rachel Meisel, Senior Editor - Summerside Press: I just hate it when all the characters have one voice-the voice of the author.
Novel Journey 2009
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Juno is primarily about language, but uneasily so, since its characters, who are all sharply defined and mostly well-rounded, nevertheless all speak with the same voice-the impossibly quick-witted and widely experienced voice of one clever writer.
The House Next Door 2009
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Jacob rescues her from her sorrow and she loves him for that but tries to committ suicide just to hear Edwards voice-the person she cannot live without.
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But if you're following your inner voice-the thoughts that "won't leave you alone," to borrow from Strickland-failure is never final.
BusinessWeek.com -- 2008
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“Not until human nature is other than what it is, will the function of the living voice-the greatest force on earth among men-cease ...
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