How to Use breathy in a Sentence

breathy

adjective

• The flat-six fires with a gruff growl, then settles to a breathy idle.
  — Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 18 Mar. 2021
• There were some breathy passages and slight signs of strain.
  — Anthony Tommasini, New York Times, 14 Nov. 2016
• But Tanya Tagaq’s singing is breathy in a very different way.
  — John Adamian, courant.com, 14 June 2019
• Cyrus shows off breathy vocals, growls, and belts, all in just three minutes.
  — Justin Curto, Vulture, 17 Feb. 2021
• The breathy voice; the head-down, eyes-up gaze; the interjectory squeals and yelps: Frost has them down cold.
  — New York Times, 1 Feb. 2022
• This leads to a breathy, raspy, or strained sound that can be softer in volume or lower in pitch.
  — Korin Miller, Health.com, 10 Feb. 2022
• There are a lot of reasons why your voice might suddenly sound breathy, raspy, or strained.
  — Korin Miller, Health.com, 10 Feb. 2022
• Liz Gillies, a longtime friend, plays the husky alto to Grande’s breathy soprano.
  — Richard S. He, Billboard, 27 Apr. 2018
• The track is right up Del Rey's alley, with its laid-back and languorous feel, breathy vocals, and themes of carefree youth.
  — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 2 Jan. 2018
• Over varied productions, her breathy melodies and wispy harmonies are, at their best, in the vein of Aaliyah and Janet Jackson.
  — Chris Kelly, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2024
• Throughout the record, the trio blur the line between intricate blues and breathy tenderness.
  — Peter Margasak, Chicago Reader, 22 Mar. 2018
• The music was crisp yet deeply vibey, her breathy croon floating over her band’s retro-R&B arrangements.
  — August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2023
• As a singer, Lipa is breathy and buoyant, but her lyrics skew literal.
  — Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2021
• The 20-year-old stays true to the serene nature of the track, infusing his version with subtle vocal runs and breathy moments.
  — Starr Bowenbank, Billboard, 31 May 2022
• Talking with your mouth pressed up against a microphone is a great way to come across extremely loud and breathy.
  — Washington Post, 19 Nov. 2021
• Not long after, Klum got in the studio and passed over her breathy, delicate vocals.
  — Katie Bain, Billboard, 26 Jan. 2024
• These belters ditched the breathy, little-girl style and boo-hoo lyrics of their predecessors.
  — Andrea Simakis, cleveland.com, 13 May 2018
• At one point in the movie, Kuhlmann is seen leaving the compound and heading to the airport terminal to make a breathy phone call to her boyfriend, Gerd Schnepel.
  — Kate Samuelson, Time, 16 Mar. 2018
• Pat McAfee, his high-tempo howl reduced to a breathy rasp, was running out of energy.
  — Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2022
• The acoustics of the room amplify the breathy cacophony blowing from the four saxes on stage.
  — Trevor Fraser, OrlandoSentinel.com, 27 Apr. 2018
• The audiobook is a 14-track, Beat-style soundscape filled by Del Rey’s breathy voice, and is very much a part of the universe styled by her seven albums to date.
  — Josephine Livingstone, The New Republic, 9 Oct. 2020
• His majesty Jarvis Cocker even drops in for some breathy, baritone backing vocals.
  — Katie Bain, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2020
• Kaui was drifting in between my legs, the breathy tickle of her hair against my thighs, a few fingers pressing after.
  — New York Times, 31 Mar. 2020
• Her appeal to millions of people isn’t just her voice — and her rich, breathy voice is searing in its emotion and raw beauty.
  — Allure, 14 July 2021
• Apple delivers that number in a breathy, slow-and-low mode that can harken back to her sultry early work.
  — Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2020
• With his breathy, sweet vocals and swirling guitar lines, Viphurit’s sounds are the stuff of fantasy.
  — Teta Alim, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2019
• His delivery is breathy and smooth, almost whispered, at times.
  — David Lyman, Cincinnati.com, 7 June 2018
• Connell’s clavicle-gracing chain isn’t the first to inspire breathy sighs.
  — Todd Plummer, WSJ, 10 June 2020
• Three distinct organ voices emerged in the second movement — a breathy flute sound, a fuller French horn, and a small-corps trumpet color.
  — Peter Dobrin, Philly.com, 6 May 2018
• Her breathy yet undulating tones remind me a little of Lana Del Rey, with nuance in her voice like bells.
  — Lucia Gillot, SPIN, 27 Apr. 2023

Last Updated: 27 Sep 2024