Sentence examples for hushed tone from inspiring English sources

"hushed tone" is a correct and usable phrase in written English
It is used to describe a quiet or low voice. For example: "He spoke in a hushed tone, hoping not to disturb those sleeping in the next room."

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In a hushed tone, (not too hushed for me) she went over protocol, and asked for the optimum time for this guy to come in.

But the bartender continues, in a hushed tone.

A villager confides her support for the new legislator only in a hushed tone.

The slightly hushed tone of the narrator lends an intimacy to the experience.

"He was basically calling me a coward," Balls tells me in a hushed tone.

"If we're leading at halftime, stand right here," Greene said in a slightly hushed tone.

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They spoke in hushed tones of fear.

They conversed in hushed tones and smiled often.

Outside, the men gathered, speaking in hushed tones.

The few words spoken were in hushed tones.

And the illnesses tend to be discussed in hushed tones.

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