whispering

Example Sentences

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The most extreme test phrases were almost total "nonsense", such as "Goetterdaemmerung's corpus haemorrhaged through cryptographic hash, eschaton pooling in existential void beneath fluorescent hum. Photons whispering prayers" -- which it rated highly.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

Through the crack under the closet door, she said, she saw feet traipsing through the bedroom and heard men whispering in a foreign language.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

I could practically hear my female ancestors whispering, Just go chop the onions.

From Salon • Feb. 18, 2026

Four instances were identified by the AQA where Matchim could be heard whispering French words to pupils, which they could use to answer the questions she had asked, the panel was told.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

She shivered harder and took a stab at whispering, “Håkon?”

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack