1
: with the speaking voice in a way that can be clearly heard
She read the story aloud.
2
archaic
: in a loud manner : loudly
Examples of aloud in a Sentence
the mischievous teacher likes to call on the sleepiest-looking students to read aloud from the textbook
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Before the meal, the attendees—averaging about 12 to 20 people in a typical year—read Joel’s words aloud and reflect on what the Union soldiers experienced more than a century and a half ago.
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Kellie B. Gormly, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Apr. 2024
Some of those opinions have been negative, with one potential juror made to read aloud her old social media posts blasting him as a sociopath and an egomaniac.
—Maggie Haberman, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2024
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This supplement did not involve the editorial or reporting staff of the Los Angeles Times except where noted.
—Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024
House impeachment managers delivered the charges to the Senate on Tuesday, standing in the well of the Senate and reading them aloud to a captive audience.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 18 Apr. 2024
Notably, when the articles were being read aloud in the Senate by impeachment manager Rep. Mark Green on Tuesday, Tester, who had previously been seated in the chamber, left his seat and headed to the cloak room.
—Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 17 Apr. 2024
No intention of telling the husband about leeches, no intention of speaking the obscene word aloud—leech.
—Joyce Carol Oates, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
Happy Tales reading program at animal shelter The Rancho Coastal Humane Society holds the Happy Tales reading program from 12:45 to 1:45 p.m. April 20 for children age 6 and older to read aloud to the dogs, cats and rabbits at the animal shelter, 389 Requeza St.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2024
On their daughter Savannah Chrisley's Unlocked podcast at the end of March, the 26-year-old read some of her mother's letters from prison aloud, detailing the challenges of missing her family's biggest moments.
—Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024
Kellie B. Gormly, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Apr. 2024
Some of those opinions have been negative, with one potential juror made to read aloud her old social media posts blasting him as a sociopath and an egomaniac.
—Maggie Haberman, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2024
Children’s desk Read aloud with your baby Book Recommendations
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This supplement did not involve the editorial or reporting staff of the Los Angeles Times except where noted.
—Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024
House impeachment managers delivered the charges to the Senate on Tuesday, standing in the well of the Senate and reading them aloud to a captive audience.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 18 Apr. 2024
Notably, when the articles were being read aloud in the Senate by impeachment manager Rep. Mark Green on Tuesday, Tester, who had previously been seated in the chamber, left his seat and headed to the cloak room.
—Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 17 Apr. 2024
No intention of telling the husband about leeches, no intention of speaking the obscene word aloud—leech.
—Joyce Carol Oates, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
Happy Tales reading program at animal shelter The Rancho Coastal Humane Society holds the Happy Tales reading program from 12:45 to 1:45 p.m. April 20 for children age 6 and older to read aloud to the dogs, cats and rabbits at the animal shelter, 389 Requeza St.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2024
On their daughter Savannah Chrisley's Unlocked podcast at the end of March, the 26-year-old read some of her mother's letters from prison aloud, detailing the challenges of missing her family's biggest moments.
—Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024
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“Aloud.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aloud. Accessed 28 Apr. 2024.
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aloud
adverb
: so as to be clearly heard
read aloud
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