How to Use whisper in a Sentence
- She leaned over and whispered to the girl next to her.
- A soft breeze whispered through the trees.
- She leaned over and whispered something to the girl next to her.
- He whispered in my ear.
- I couldn't hear what they were saying because they were whispering.
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Ahead of Janet, the man turned to whisper something to the woman.
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Clare Sestanovich,
The New Yorker,
25 July 2022
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Sometimes the bags that make the biggest statement are the ones that whisper chic.
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Lilah Ramzi,
Vogue,
21 July 2023
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Later, the witch doesn’t need a wand, but has only to whisper an idea in the right ear.
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Peter Debruge,
Variety,
18 May 2022
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Your date leans in to whisper something cute in your ear.
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Andy Meek,
BGR,
1 Sep. 2022
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In the background, two girls could be seen whispering in view of the camera.
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Ct Jones,
Rolling Stone,
27 Feb. 2024
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As an aside, some furtively whisper that this will be akin to the return of the Jedi.
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Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
19 May 2022
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In summer the cemetery smells of cut grass under a high sun, and the leaves of that big tree whisper in the stillness.
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Jeff MacGregor,
Smithsonian Magazine,
5 Jan. 2024
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In the dense forests of the Eastern Himalayas, moths are whispering something to us.
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Peter Debruge,
Variety,
6 Dec. 2023
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By the way the cocktails all seem to whisper, Go ahead, nobody’s counting?
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Melissa Clark,
New York Times,
18 Sep. 2023
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Norm whispers that we’re being gouged by the shiner prices.
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Will Ryan,
Field & Stream,
20 Feb. 2020
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While at the mall with friends, a pair of girls followed her group into a store, whispering with phones at the ready.
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Bryce Miller,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Oct. 2023
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McCarthy-Miller was on the line, whispering from the corner of a studio.
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Matthew Jacobs,
Rolling Stone,
22 Aug. 2023
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And, the seats are comfortable enough for, whisper it, daily use.
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Jeremy White,
WIRED,
19 Dec. 2023
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His creepy psycho is still whispering to me in my dreams.
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Glenn Whipp,
Los Angeles Times,
10 July 2023
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At one point, a young woman seated on the lip of the stage reached up and grabbed Ramos’s hands and pulled his head down to whisper something in his ear.
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New York Times,
16 July 2021
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When Knight started to whisper to Turner, the doctor shook his head no.
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Dana Hunsinger Benbow,
The Indianapolis Star,
26 July 2021
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Kids can't sit on Santa's lap and whisper their Christmas wish lists.
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Nicole Norfleet,
Star Tribune,
17 Nov. 2020
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Then Bass saw her grandson Michael, 13, whisper something to his mom, Scythia.
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Los Angeles Times,
21 Oct. 2022
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And traveling solo meant there was no one to roll my eyes at or whisper to.
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Keyaira Boone,
Essence,
7 Nov. 2023
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Next, the guys have to whisper sweet nothings in a giant ear for a minute straight, and Andrew breaks out his British accent again.
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Ali Barthwell,
Vulture,
29 June 2021
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If only someone were there to whisper this every hour of my life.
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New York Times,
31 Mar. 2021
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The party gods will whisper in your ear that the moment calls for a couple shots of mezcal with oranges, limes and salt.
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Mike Sutter,
ExpressNews.com,
24 Sep. 2020
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Two of the most traumatic days in the city’s past were essentially whispered away.
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Joe Heim,
Washington Post,
11 Mar. 2024
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At the front of a packed warehouse, 44-year-old Leda Bergonzi placed her hand on each of their foreheads and whispered into their ears.
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Samantha Schmidt,
Washington Post,
15 Dec. 2023
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Some wondered whether whispers about his drug use were costing him work.
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Matt Kempner,
ajc,
22 June 2023
- She spoke in a whisper.
- I've heard whispers that the company might go out of business.
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He still the storm to a whisper; the waves of the sea were hushed.
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Elizabeth Berry,
Woman's Day,
4 May 2022
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Still, the whisper in the ear was there for those who wanted to hear it.
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Peter Baker,
New York Times,
18 Oct. 2023
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All of us hold in our hearts, the gentle whisper of true love.
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Ashley Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2024
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Pushing the Bucks without Tatum has to leave a whisper in the Bucks’ ears.
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Globe Staff,
BostonGlobe.com,
8 Apr. 2022
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Luxury that is more of a whisper, not a shout, is still on the minds of many.
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Isiah Magsino,
Town & Country,
5 Jan. 2023
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Joe, in almost a whisper (as if the fish might hear him), pointed off to the left side.
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Matthew Monagan,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Sep. 2023
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The flavor comes from the fiery pepper and a whisper of garlic.
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The Editors Of Men's Health,
Men's Health,
29 Oct. 2022
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The father speaks about his two weeks in the basement cell in a whisper, staring at the ground.
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Anchorage Daily News,
2 Oct. 2022
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In the room where his family was killed, his voice drops to a whisper.
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Nina Strochlic,
Washington Post,
29 Dec. 2023
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Tonight: Skies remain clear and south winds are but a whisper.
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David Streit,
Washington Post,
30 June 2022
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The little girl yawns and closes her eyes, a whisper of a smile on her sleepy face.
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Cheryl Katz,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 Feb. 2023
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Once the stuff of whispers and sideways glances, plastic surgery has come out of the shadows.
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Elizabeth Siegel,
Allure,
6 Dec. 2023
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When the good times return, will that be enough to stave off whispers Haun is a fair-weather friend?
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Byjeff John Roberts,
Fortune Crypto,
3 Aug. 2023
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Bridgers, born and raised in Pasadena, was in high school then, a pale whisper of a punk girl who had yet to get her ears pierced.
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Suzy Expositostaff Writer,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2022
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Christon has heard the whispers about being a breakaway threat, but not a yards-in-the-trenches guy.
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Bryce Miller,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Sep. 2023
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The crowd’s murmurs dropped to almost a whisper as the procession passed them.
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Patrick Smith,
NBC News,
19 Sep. 2022
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The meat melts into itself, rich with umami, the sweetness of the beef fat and just a whisper of gaminess from the lamb.
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Jenn Harriscolumnist,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2022
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He’s been in the tech scene here since the ‘90s, and has long heard the whispers from West Coast colleagues that Boston had always been a bit sleepy.
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Globe Staff,
BostonGlobe.com,
21 June 2023
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The America’s Mayor Gin, gin, gin, and just a whisper of hair dye.
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Bruce Handy,
The New Yorker,
16 June 2022
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This query is your whisper, and this is where the inference process begins.
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Moran Zavdi,
Forbes,
13 Feb. 2024
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Tasters loved the whisper of saltiness in each bite that was tempered by the summery sweetness of corn.
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Sam Stone,
Bon Appétit,
3 Nov. 2023
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From time to time, by design, their paths would cross, their whispers hot against the fabric of their uniforms.
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Keren Blankfeld,
Smithsonian Magazine,
22 Jan. 2024
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But there was the whisper of moral abdication in his words as well.
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Sam Knight,
The New Yorker,
21 Sep. 2023
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In this opening scene, T’Challa is barely a whisper, though his absence hangs over the rest of the film as a kind of meta-presence.
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Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
8 Nov. 2022
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The seasonings were right, with a whisper of white pepper.
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Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2022
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His delivery of the melodies is as smooth as velvet and as sensual as a whisper on the back of your neck.
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Tony Le Calvez,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Aug. 2022
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The specialists—the ones who eat, sleep and breathe their craft—are often the ones whose voices are barely a whisper in the grand scheme of things.
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Daniyal Zafar,
Forbes,
28 Nov. 2023
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Just don’t post a whisper about any kid, ever, without the parents’ okay.
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Carolyn Hax,
Washington Post,
1 Jan. 2023
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