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Example sentences for "hoarsely"

Lexicographically close words:
hoards; hoarfrost; hoarhound; hoariness; hoarse; hoarseness; hoarser; hoary; hoast; hoax
  1. He hoarsely shouted at the foot of the little rickety stairs, and immediately, it seemed, there came down an avalanche of men.

  2. A wave of a mighty fear swept over the group, and the screams of the women came hoarsely from their choked throats.

  3. A moaning sound swept o'er the heaving ocean, Toss'd hoarsely on from angry crest to crest, Like groans from a great soul in its unrest, Stirring the ranks of men to fierce commotion.

  4. There sat a raven 'mid the pines so dark, The pines so silent and so dark at morn A ragged bird with feathers rough and torn, Whetting his grimy beak upon the bark, And croaking hoarsely to the woods forlorn.

  5. As far as they could see there was but a white unbroken sheet of snow, the only living thing visible being half a dozen ravens cawing hoarsely as they drifted into the distance.

  6. High overhead a buzzard idly wings, A lonely raven robed in shades of night "Caws" hoarsely to its mates.

  7. Then the few English-speaking people from the steerage began to whisper hoarsely to their bewildered companions.

  8. She laughed hoarsely and tossed her head.

  9. The two men obeyed, Gunn muttering hoarsely to Brisley; and Monte Irvin was left standing on the landing, the lamp in his hand.

  10. And once more he hoarsely shouted for the help that he could not think would come.

  11. But no sooner did William set eyes on Oswald than he convulsively clutched the arm he held, and hoarsely whispered, "Notre Dame!

  12. Harry laughed hoarsely as the man went down and rolled over with an indistinct object apparently on his back.

  13. The dog broke into a short, throaty bark and then growled hoarsely until Frank knelt beside him and laid a hand upon his collar.

  14. Yeigh," replied Jem, his voice coming hoarsely and hollowly up like the accents of a ghost.

  15. Sadly we march along the crowded street, While trumpets hoarsely blare and drums tempestuous beat.

  16. Women and children screamed and men hoarsely called to one another.

  17. Ravens croaked hoarsely amidst the verdant foliage of the trees.

  18. Already newsboys were hoarsely shouting in the night, as they waved their papers--a cry of the underworld palpitating through the hushed city: "Wuxtra!

  19. The scared faces of the servants gathered round him told more plainly than his own words, which came hoarsely from his parched white lips, the nature of the tidings that he brought.

  20. The signal peal of thunder rumbled slowly and hoarsely in the distance, and a pale flash of lightning trembled on the white faces of the two listeners.

  21. So did Cob, who laughed again, hoarsely and as one appreciating a joke, while he wheeled and wheeled over the following waves, seeing all things and never appearing to see anything.

  22. It may be that Hoarsely across the iron ground The icy wind goes roaring past, The powdery wreaths go whirling round Dancing a measure to the blast.

  23. Hoarsely the breeze shrieks in the cordage, savagely the water roars as it darts away astern like a broad fierce white flame.

  24. Two dogs are led across to the little hut--the bellow of the Ring sounds hoarsely on--and the chosen pair of dogs disappear behind the shrubs.

  25. As he withdrew he shouted hoarsely in great excitement: "All right; take him!

  26. As soon as he had braced it, he drew his great flashing sword from his side, and rushed at his enemy, roaring hoarsely his cry of battle.

  27. He glared about him wildly, like a demon, and shouted hoarsely for the Duke of Illyria.

  28. Mad with rage, Caracalla shrieked hoarsely "To the beasts with him!

  29. Ha, ha," laughed the old man, so hoarsely that his voice seemed to break into a timid bark.

  30. I was on my way to find you," whispered Jessup, so hoarsely that Storms had to bend low to catch his words.

  31. He showed fear in his eyes--fear of death--and he spoke hoarsely and rapidly.

  32. Over head, a few scattered cirrus clouds flitted lazily across the blue dome of heaven, while a dozen Mother Carey chickens screamed hoarsely as they circled in the air.

  33. Twice, Mistisi rumbled hoarsely to himself, and then growled savagely, his hackles beginning to stiffen.

  34. The bear, stricken in two vital spots, coughed hoarsely once or twice, spraying the clean snow scarlet, and dropped on all-fours.

  35. The butchers passed in and out, sweating and greasy, hoarsely crying the prices as they cut and hacked the meat.

  36. An engine screamed hoarsely as it swept past with a rattle of jolting metal and the hum of swiftly revolving wheels.

  37. The spires of LaCrosse rose from the smoky distance, and steamships' hoarsely giving voice suggested illimitable reaches of travel.

  38. It stood on the bank of a wide river and had all the value of a sea-port to me for in summertime great hoarsely bellowing steamboats came and went from its quay, and all about it rose high wooded hills.


  39. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "hoarsely" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.