Examples of sibilant in a Sentence
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What’s the rule on forming a singular possessive of a name ending with a sibilant?
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Daniel Foster, National Review, 19 Sep. 2024
The superb soundtrack deepens that push-pull, in the sibilant whoosh of ocean waves, the gentle percussion of rain against a city window, the incessant murmur of an airport terminal.
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Apr. 2023
The insectivorous choruses actually synchronize their sibilant symphonies in a deafening, but gorgeous, hum.
—Ross Kenneth Urken, Scientific American, 14 June 2021
Daniel Foster, National Review, 19 Sep. 2024
The superb soundtrack deepens that push-pull, in the sibilant whoosh of ocean waves, the gentle percussion of rain against a city window, the incessant murmur of an airport terminal.
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Apr. 2023
The insectivorous choruses actually synchronize their sibilant symphonies in a deafening, but gorgeous, hum.
—Ross Kenneth Urken, Scientific American, 14 June 2021
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“Sibilant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sibilant. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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