How To Use Raspy In A Sentence
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It seemed that every bar, no matter how tiny, had wedged a trio of musicians into a corner - one singing, one playing guitar and another scratching out a raspy beat on the guiro, a hollow gourd played with a stick.
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Slowly I settled against him and I listened to his breathing; it was raspy and every once in a while he would cough, but he still held me tight.
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( "There's no" K "in Klingon, and that's that!" he insisted, illustrating the raspy, back-of-the-throat "kh" - type consonants he'd woven into the lingo instead).
Theater Review: Washington Shakespeare Company's evening of the Bard in Klingon
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‘How strange’ the figure said in a raspy metallic voice, not dissimilar to X's.
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The women were all in sequins and diamonds and they smoked cigarettes and had raspy voices and husky laughs.
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It doesn't matter if it has that like kind of raspy thing because it works with his voice.
CNN Transcript May 28, 2006
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From what sounds like an amalgamation of hardcore and thrash metal, any promising musical ability is then shrouded by the raspy rap-rattled-off vocals, which are then accompanied by a dominating rhythm.
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No more labored breathing and no more post-nasal drip and raspy throat the next morning.
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‘You're supposed to travel along it,’ said a small boy with a raspy voice that was well out of proportion with his body size.
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His banter with newsmen Walter Cronkite and Roger Mudd and his unmistakable "raspy" voice made him famous throughout the country and the world.
WN.com - Financial News
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She coughed after drawing on the smoke, and when she finished, Deidre became aware of her raspy breathing.
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Turns out, the 81-year old investor is a perfectly serviceable ukulelist with a pleasing, raspy voice.
Forbes.com: News
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Dogs generally recover quickly, veterinarians say, and while they usually can still make sounds, their barks become muffled and raspy.
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It is, by the way, very worth noting that LaMontane's voice has been described as raspy, gravelly and a huskier, sandpaper version of Van Morrison.
Ellen Sterling: Ray LaMontagne: Digging Deep And Doing What He Does
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It starts off with three or four high-pitched peeps in rather quick succession; then the bird launches into a raspy, guttural shriek; and then the bird whistles a few warbling notes as a coda.
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Not only that, but her voice - a bit raspy at the best of times - sounds downright ragged and weary here.
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‘Hey, looky there,’ a raspy voice said, loud enough for anyone to hear.
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The tubes clipped to his nostrils gave his raspy voice a nasal quality as if he suffered from a cold, and his mouth was dry.
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These birds also give a characteristic raspy "chack" call, often in flight.
Maine News Updates - Central Maine Newspapers, Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel
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The coach's voice was raspy from the punishment of the previous 48 hours, and the joy of the moment caused the words to tumble out.
USATODAY.com - Lower seeds are on high
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Everyone’s favorite caustic, raspy monotone is back for more science fiction-fantasy-mystery hybrid goodness.
Current Movie Reviews, Independent Movies - Film Threat
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Then, with a raspy scamper, a team of grey squirrels descended on our picnic table to clear crumbs faster than any vacuum cleaner.
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' Ben's voice imitated the raspy whine of the unnamed politician he was quoting.
A RODENT OF DOUBT
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Under the best of circumstances his raspy, squeaky voice grated her nerves raw.
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Quick syncopated rhythms and Tweet's raspy vocals are a winning formula - a certified club classic, no doubt.
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On their debut full-length, they combine syncopated ska guitars, manic horns, driving punk rhythms and frontman Tomas Kalnoky's raspy vocals.
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The women were all in sequins and diamonds and they smoked cigarettes and had raspy voices and husky laughs.
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‘This changes nothing,’ Fields' raspy voice crackled in Aaron's earpiece over the radio.
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The voice, deep and raspy, from too many cigarettes, was very appealing.
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Symptoms: Difficulty breathing (ragged, raspy, gaspy breaths), air hunger (low oxygen due to fluid in the lungs); fast heart rate; swelling of the face, throat, and lips; dizziness, light-headedness; hives, often in a ring around the neck; tightness of throat; sudden drop in blood pressure.
You Raising Your Child
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As an actor gets older, his voice might be deemed too raspy for the part.
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asked the producer whose name was Jason Walker and whose voice had become raspy from the effort of talking too loudly.
THE IMAGE OF LAURA
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The voice may sound breathy, raspy, strained and rough in quality.
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A paroxysm of deep, raspy coughs followed her words.
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She's almost irksomely cute, first of all, with a raspy little voice and a Bettie Page hairdo.
Una LaMarche: Meet The Project Runway Season 8 Contestants
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His voice was raspy; his throat dry like sandpaper.
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Her voice was thick and raspy, like sandpapered oil.
A Corridor in the Asylum
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And first, let me apologize for my kind of raspy voice.
CNN Transcript May 5, 2005
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The girl can't seem to stay awake and her breathing sounds raspy, like she might have croup or cholera - both childhood illnesses.
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Woke up this morning with a raspy sore throat, so retreated to the study with hot vitamin C, the radio and my photos.
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The quality of Buck's voice, which can be described as tinny, raspy, kind of like he has a piece of sandpaper caught in his throat, has not affected the content of his play-by-play stylings.
NY Daily News
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• “Barky” cough that sounds similar to the barking of a seal or dog; making a harsh, raspy, whooping sound when inhaling stridor; drooling; loss of appetite; disinterest in drinking fluids; too tired to cough.
Baby and Child Emergency First Aid
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The tall grasses at the edge of the firelight made a raspy sound in the breeze.
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Then it's Marcus, who is seven, chiming in with his own cough - a raspy hack that can go on for hours.
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It was raspy and rumbling, and even if it had come from the monitor's mouth, it would have been much too resonant for a lacertilian throat.
The Veiled Dragon
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He sat at the table studying them with his nearsighted eyes and raspy breathing.
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The boy who long ago kissed their bare shoulders, or the raspy-voiced best friend, bleating out hilarious comments about her puckered fanny from the next dressing room over at Eileen Fisher?
What Girls Want
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He said he didn't want that to happen because his voice was "raspy," that's the exact word.
CNN Transcript Feb 16, 2006
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At such times I could see his villanous face plainly, and, when the sulphur from the matches irritated his lungs, between the raspy cough that followed and the clammy mud in which I was lying, I confess I shivered harder than ever.
YELLOW HANDKERCHIEF
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Has he proven that he can rock style, presence and power with his raspy flow and long list of one-line killers?
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The sounds will be soft and squeaky if only a tiny amount of air gets through, loud and raspy if the airflow is a bit better, and softer again if the airflow is even better still.
Solve Your Child’s Sleep Problems
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For all his cragginess, there was an underlying soulfulness, and his words floated on the air like the music of a raspy trombone or a wailing saxophone.
John Belushi Is Dead
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She cried out towards him but dust clogged her throat, and she barely got out a raspy whisper.
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Her vocal skills are strong and sweet, her voice raspy and high, but full of passion.
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She panted deeply, breath coming in raspy bursts.
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Her voice - a bit raspy at the best of times - sounds downright ragged and weary here.
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He found actors whose faces, most of them, boast Semitic heritage; whose voices hold the raspy, urgent cadences of Brooklyn, Appalachia and other frontier outposts of working-class America.
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She has an old-fashioned, classical air about her, with her rich, raspy, plummy tones.
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It is gut-wrenching stuff, with raspy vocals that constantly upset the balance between inner-strength and genuine heartbreak.
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Both men sang in a deep, raspy tone.
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Guitars weep and raspy throats belt out blues from their guts as people from all walks of life swarm the tiny dancefloor.
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In her raspy and oh-so-sexy voice she taught me Spanish words and shared stories that spoke of her passion for dance.
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Sora's voice was starting to grow sore, indicated by its sudden raspy inflection.
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At such times I could see his villanous face plainly, and, when the sulphur from the matches irritated his lungs, between the raspy cough that followed and the clammy mud in which I was lying, I confess I shivered harder than ever.
YELLOW HANDKERCHIEF
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Martha's self-titled debut shows that raspy, yearning voice to good effect, along with a remarkably-developed songwriting talent all her own.
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It starts off with three or four high-pitched peeps in rather quick succession; then the bird launches into a raspy, guttural shriek; and then the bird whistles a few warbling notes as a coda.
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His flow is rough, but not raspy, and as rapid fire as one can get without sputtering gibberish.
