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Recent Examples of gravelly Within seconds, their Hyundai Elantra spun out on the gravelly road and plunged backwards off a cliff along the Angeles Forest Highway. Diane Herbst, Peoplemag, 16 Dec. 2022 That so many of the performers are gifted comedians adds to the fun, although perhaps the funniest is Reeves, adopting the gravelly voice that seems to have become di rigueur for Batman. Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 July 2022 First Vingegaard, negotiating a gravelly road, wobbled and nearly fell, one foot popping out of his pedals to keep his balance. New York Times, 21 July 2022 They were met with the gravelly voice of an unknown man on the other end. Heather Kelly, Washington Post, 13 July 2022 See All Example Sentences for gravelly
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gravelly
Adjective
  • Fans clamor over the major shift in Carti’s vocal cadence to something deeper and more hoarse than his past work.
    Olivier Lafontant, Pitchfork, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Typically lasting about a week, these include chronic cough, sneezing fits, runny nose, sinus pressure, headache, swollen lymph nodes, and hoarse (scratchy, raspy) voice.
    Mark Gurarie, Health, 17 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Simultaneously punched out, yet refusing to stay down for the count, a gruff Smith does his actorly best to understand, then diss, his public’s view of the slap heard round the world.
    A.D. Amorosi, Variety, 28 Mar. 2025
  • In a gruff voice, Fino speculated about what besides the mushroom might have caused the disease.
    Shayla Love, The Atlantic, 23 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Voicing the bag is an older woman with a husky Tuscan timbre, which carries the whole way through its lifecycle onscreen.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2025
  • My husky boy feet cemented into the concrete veranda.
    Diane Seuss, Harper's Magazine, 2 July 2024

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“Gravelly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gravelly. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.

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