1
: with the speaking voice in a way that can be clearly heard
She read the story aloud.
2
archaic
: in a loud manner : loudly
Examples of aloud in a Sentence
the mischievous teacher likes to call on the sleepiest-looking students to read aloud from the textbook
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Kotb then handed it over, encouraging Curtis to read aloud the sweet message written on the envelope.
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Shania Russell, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
Can Anna and Maryam find the courage to voice their deepest confessions aloud?
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2024
When the students read their lines aloud, Hite compared one contribution to a roller coaster, and another student said that the same piece reminded her of someone who’d been in a car crash.
—Henry Alford, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
Earlier this year, as Republicans sought to ban books with Black history and LGBTQ+ themes from schools across the country, the nation’s first openly gay Black senator stepped onto the Senate floor and read aloud from some of them.
—Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2024
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Shania Russell, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
Can Anna and Maryam find the courage to voice their deepest confessions aloud?
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2024
When the students read their lines aloud, Hite compared one contribution to a roller coaster, and another student said that the same piece reminded her of someone who’d been in a car crash.
—Henry Alford, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
Earlier this year, as Republicans sought to ban books with Black history and LGBTQ+ themes from schools across the country, the nation’s first openly gay Black senator stepped onto the Senate floor and read aloud from some of them.
—Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2024
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“Aloud.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aloud. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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aloud
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: so as to be clearly heard
read aloud
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