Sentence examples for voice to avoid from inspiring English sources

As we walked, wind whipping the coattails of passersby, Hall occasionally dropped his voice, to avoid being overheard.

Ford's Sync is a programming platform that lets users plug in a mobile device and operate an app by voice, to avoid distractions while driving.

His woozy folktronica was defiantly undanceable and he was such a hesitant performer that he would trigger samples of his own voice to avoid singing live.

Michael Weiss, a public speaking coach, says it is important that people focus on their voice to avoid sounding nervous.

Call for it in a soft, quiet voice, to avoid scaring the cat further.

A form of active voice to avoid in most formal essays is the imperative voice, which reads like a command ("Remember that ").

Once clarity is established, confirm their interpretation (face-to-face, or at least voice-to-voice, to avoid email misinterpretations). "But I told them how I wanted it done!" will not be the reason the ball got dropped; it will simply be the evidence that you didn't confirm their understanding and inspire their commitment.

George Osborne has been warned that his review into whether shoppers get a fair deal on airport VAT exemptions must listen to "strong consumer voices" to avoid a weak compromise with retailers.

It's important to practice using inside voices to avoid disturbing others around you.

Later, in a feebler voice, trying to avoid the echo, I heard myself add, "I'm a journalist".

When we served together in government I several times had to caution him to keep his voice down to avoid being overheard by civil servants as he cheerfully denounced what he regarded as the latest New Labour folly.