aloud

While it is the sheer physicality of Mr. Hurt's performance that impresses most—he totters about the stage with the squeaky-shoed grace of the music-hall clowns that Beckett loved—you will be no less stunned by the sound of his creaky, rusty voice, which suggests a hermit who never has occasion to speak a word aloud for months at a time.

The End Of the Line Terry Teachout 2011

Then he would say his name aloud and remind her a man did not choose his name.

Where Alligators Sleep Sheldon Lee Compton 2011

My mother kept the home fires burning, though Thailand, like Vietnam, is so miserably hot that just saying the phrase aloud makes me sweaty.

Beginner’s Grace Kate Braestrup 2010

Saying her name aloud brought everything back in a rush.

Game For Anything Bella Andre 2010

My mother kept the home fires burning, though Thailand, like Vietnam, is so miserably hot that just saying the phrase aloud makes me sweaty.

Beginner’s Grace Kate Braestrup 2010

My mother kept the home fires burning, though Thailand, like Vietnam, is so miserably hot that just saying the phrase aloud makes me sweaty.

Beginner’s Grace Kate Braestrup 2010

My mother had never even said the word aloud to me, always just calling it “the facility.”

Amy & Roger’s Epic Detour Morgan Matson 2010

My mother had never even said the word aloud to me, always just calling it “the facility.”

Amy & Roger’s Epic Detour Morgan Matson 2010

She was still out, although no one had said a word about her empty chair at the dinner table, as if saying her name aloud would make her absence more real.

Blue Nude Elizabeth Rosner 2006

He whispered her name aloud in the dark room, and closed his eyes, trying to imagine what the rest of his life would be without her in it.

Voices Carry Mariah Stewart 2001