How to Use aloud in a Sentence

aloud

adverb
  • 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 | Sswetlik@al.com, 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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