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Examples
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Lobes and myself shall meld, Guy FAWKS and trek Bridge enterprise, explosions and holographics to deliver a strategic and tactical ensemble performance, in concert with your Throaty narrative cadence.
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“This is Throaty McHoarse Voice selling my soul for another tabloid story.”
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Throaty snorts came as the men tied its four feet together.
Deuces Wild Dusty Richards 2004
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Throaty laughter rolled from her lips and brightened her eyes.
Almost a Whisper Charlene Cross 1994
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Throaty laughter rolled from her lips and brightened her eyes.
Almost a Whisper Charlene Cross 1994
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Throaty dwarven cheers erupted from Dunbarth's veterans, and the legion of Thorbardin quickly broke its defensive position, charging into the panicked humans surrounding them.
The Kinslayer Wars Niles, Douglas 1991
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Throaty, mid-western voices made disparaging comparison reflecting, not only on us, but on our fair city.
Fifth Avenue Arthur Bartlett Maurice 1909
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Throaty tone means that there is resistance somewhere, and the conditions will never be right until the last vestige of it is destroyed.
The Head Voice and Other Problems Practical Talks on Singing 1899
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Throaty tones or pinched tones are tones which are trying to force themselves through a half-closed throat blocked either by insufficient opening of the larynx or by stoppage of the throat passage, due to the root of the tongue being forced down and back too hard or possibly to a low, soft palate.
Caruso and Tetrazzini on the Art of Singing Enrico Caruso 1897
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Throaty and nasal tones are always more or less harsh and offensive to the sensitive hearer.
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