How to Use aloud in a Sentence

aloud

adverb
  • But then his name was read aloud.
    — Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2025
  • So speak your ideas aloud this month.
    — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Could Brown have said the full truth aloud?
    — Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 1 June 2026
  • Read that sentence aloud and try not to laugh.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Read the whole thing aloud to your Tinder date.
    — Literary Hub, 10 Apr. 2026
  • The phone can also read it aloud if needed.
    — PC Magazine, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Trevor wonders aloud who replaced him in the role.
    — Jp Mangalindan, Time, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Teachers cannot require the book nor read it aloud in school.
    — Chris Smith | Contributing Writer, NOLA.com, 15 Sep. 2020
  • Sacrament is a lovely word to say aloud.
    — Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Nicholas read books aloud in the evening and tried to exercise.
    — Town & Country, 14 Nov. 2022
  • Gmoser then read some of the chilling writings aloud in court.
    — Jennifer Edwards Baker and Ken Brown, The Enquirer, 27 Mar. 2023
  • His producer did not read it aloud.
    — Afşin Yurdakul, Time, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Now the bells are ringing aloud over the cheers of tens of thousands.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 8 May 2025
  • Oliver waived his right to be present when the verdict was read aloud.
    — Maggie Prosser, Dallas News, 4 Apr. 2023
  • The two went through the novel, guessing at how to say words aloud.
    — Bryan Marquard, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Nov. 2022
  • The winner’s name will be read aloud and their photo shown on screen.
    — Elaine Sung, Detroit Free Press, 17 June 2020
  • 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
  • Then the winner’s name will be read aloud and their photo shown on screen.
    — Mark Stewart, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 16 June 2020
  • Read aloud to the whole family.
    — Elisa Cinelli, Parents, 22 Dec. 2025
  • And there were the ads, many of which were read aloud in Black churches.
    — Maureen Corrigan, NPR, 26 Feb. 2025
  • For several weeks, the name and the age of each hostage was read aloud.
    — Eyal Press, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Each night, as guests sat down to dinner, a waiter would read the menu aloud.
    — Lucy Edwards, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Dec. 2024
  • My book tries to slough the stigma from the words, to say it all aloud without shame.
    — Literary Hub, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Ryan goes out into the hall while Michelle sits with his notes and reads them aloud.
    — Ali Barthwell, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2021
  • Nurzan prayed aloud to Allah to help her and make the labor easy.
    — Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 23 Nov. 2022
  • In the tapes, Halberstam reads aloud his notes for the book.
    — Paige Williams, New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2025
  • The claim was made in a statement read aloud on state television.
    — Aamer Madhani, TIME, 1 Oct. 2024
  • His chief of staff, Grace Waltz, began to read the post aloud.
    — Ruby Cramer, New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Students choose a story and read aloud from a laptop.
    — Madeleine Wright, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Parrent practiced the name of the player at the top of their board aloud.
    — Michael McCleary, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Apr. 2021

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