How to Use aloud in a Sentence

aloud

adverb
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  • Now politicians and ordinary Finns are saying it aloud.
    — Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2022
  • The lines are read softly aloud as brutal scenes of upheaval in the streets and police violence against protestors are shown on screen.
    — Holly Jones, Variety, 30 Apr. 2022
  • Bono also penned a poem about the Ukraine invasion that was read aloud by Nancy Pelosi.
    — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2022
  • Texas prison officials agreed to Buntion’s request to allow his spiritual adviser to pray aloud and touch him while he was put to death.
    — Juan A. Lozano and Michael Graczyk, USA TODAY, 22 Apr. 2022
  • Texas prison officials agreed to Buntion's request to allow his spiritual adviser to pray aloud and touch him while he was put to death.
    — CBS News, 22 Apr. 2022
  • Thornton then ups the ante by inviting all of us to quietly repeat the title aloud as well, a request with which the audience mischievously complies.
    — Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Apr. 2022
  • After Fieri pulls a name and reads it aloud, the crew excitedly cheers for the giveaway winner, who catches the gift that Fieri playfully tosses.
    — Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE.com, 25 Apr. 2022
  • At the root of Fraternity, Schillinger wonders aloud if the organization and its people can become activists for good.
    — Dan Pontefract, Forbes, 1 May 2022
  • Already this term in an 8-1 decision the justices ruled for a Texas death row inmate who sought to have his pastor pray aloud and touch him while his execution was carried out.
    — Jessica Gresko, ajc, 25 Apr. 2022
  • As soon as Lee read the hashtag aloud, there was an audible reaction in the courtroom, captured by the livestream provided daily by Law&Crime.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2024
  • At the end of the night, read all the superlatives aloud.
    — Leah Campano, Seventeen, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Nicholas read books aloud in the evening and tried to exercise.
    — Town & Country, 14 Nov. 2022
  • The two went through the novel, guessing at how to say words aloud.
    — Bryan Marquard, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Nov. 2022
  • Once the idea was spoken aloud, Cage seemed less amused.
    — Shania Russell, EW.com, 8 July 2024
  • In fourth grade, at least twice a week, the girl’s teacher said a prayer aloud in class.
    — Linda K. Wertheimer, The New Republic, 30 May 2023
  • Nurzan prayed aloud to Allah to help her and make the labor easy.
    — Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 23 Nov. 2022
  • Then the day came when each child recited the poem aloud to the whole class.
    — Maggie Smith, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2023
  • Gmoser then read some of the chilling writings aloud in court.
    — Jennifer Edwards Baker and Ken Brown, The Enquirer, 27 Mar. 2023
  • On her YouTube channel, Parton reads some of the books aloud.
    — Sarah Swetlik | [email protected], al, 18 Jan. 2023
  • Again, Sean had written out the words in Spanish, and read them aloud.
    — CNN, 31 Oct. 2022
  • Oliver waived his right to be present when the verdict was read aloud.
    — Maggie Prosser, Dallas News, 4 Apr. 2023
  • Some things have stayed the same, though – as in bad stuff always happens when the Book of the Dead is read aloud.
    — Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Even saying those words aloud could land them in prison.
    — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 27 Nov. 2022
  • The courtroom was quiet as the guilty verdicts were read aloud.
    — Lane Sainty, The Arizona Republic, 11 Apr. 2023
  • According to Getty, Book of the Dead spells were meant to be read aloud.
    — Mac Stone, Discover Magazine, 14 Feb. 2023
  • As the citation was read aloud, tears started to flow — not tears of joy and pride but of loss and rage.
    — Danjuma Adda, STAT, 16 June 2024
  • The claim was made in a statement read aloud on state television.
    — Aamer Madhani, TIME, 1 Oct. 2024
  • Maya cried and grasped a rosary in her hand as the jury's decision was read aloud in court.
    — Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 9 Nov. 2023
  • One evening, the group read aloud from a book of ghost stories, and then Byron challenged each of them to write one.
    — Ruth Franklin, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2023
  • In the 1850s, reading aloud was the primary form of at-home entertainment.
    — Andrea Kaston Tange, The Conversation, 22 Oct. 2024

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