How to Use guttural in a Sentence

guttural

adjective
  • And then there was her voice, that low, deep, guttural sound.
    — Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2018
  • Her words are more like guttural sounds, but mom knows what each sound means.
    — cleveland, 1 Mar. 2020
  • Soon the hounds traded their chops and bawls for a guttural din.
    — T. Edward Nickens, Field & Stream, 7 Oct. 2020
  • Terror flew from him in a kind of guttural howl like a whale song.
    — Lorrie Moore, The New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2020
  • Covered in thick black fur, they are known for their low, guttural calls.
    — Manuela Andreoni, New York Times, 22 May 2024
  • Brown's voice — syrupy, brassy and guttural — is ideal for the blues.
    — Jeff Milo, Detroit Free Press, 28 Feb. 2018
  • Bronze hammered the ball into the back of the net and let out a guttural roar.
    — Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Green has a guttural belt, one that reaches down into the soul and takes hold.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 5 May 2022
  • By the top of the tenth, the noises coming out of me had turned dark and guttural.
    — Devin Gordon, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2021
  • The members are in pieces, emitting wild, guttural laughs that get caught in their throats.
    — Elizabeth De Luna, Teen Vogue, 20 Jan. 2020
  • Wall Street also let out a guttural cry on the news this morning.
    — Allison Morrow, CNN, 13 July 2022
  • Steve Colvin sank into his graying couch and let out a deep, guttural sigh.
    — Allie Gross, Detroit Free Press, 3 Nov. 2017
  • In front of Canyon, the yellow Lab made guttural sounds then went still.
    — National Geographic, 20 Apr. 2017
  • Out comes a guttural groan, her exertion a tight whip cracking open a black hole of pain.
    — Literary Hub, 25 June 2026
  • Then, from thorny bramble, the wildcat exhales in a guttural hiss.
    — Leigh Ann Henion, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2021
  • Dorsey ladles each novel with wide swaths of humor that is more guttural yet still funny.
    — Oline H. Cogdill, sun-sentinel.com, 20 Jan. 2022
  • The stands seemed to shake with noise — guttural, heartfelt, desperate.
    — Rory Smith, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2017
  • Adelaida let out a shriek and then began wailing, a deep guttural cry.
    — Washington Post, 23 Dec. 2021
  • The low, guttural hum of boos rang as the sense of forlornness was consuming.
    — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Imagine a city street at dusk, silent save for the rising sound of a collective guttural moan.
    — Tom Duszynski, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Skinless and eviscerating, a raw, guttural grief for the whole wide world.
    — Regina Tingle, Good Housekeeping, 5 Nov. 2021
  • Is the word Hanukkah properly pronounced (with a guttural sound)?
    — Dan Snierson, EW.com, 16 Dec. 2022
  • Stars returning to their old cities for the first time will always lead to a guttural reaction.
    — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 11 Jan. 2023
  • The vehicle turns completely over before the deer lets out a guttural roar.
    — Ryan Fish, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Apr. 2024
  • My cries became guttural, escaping the open window to a sleepy city that didn’t respond.
    — Longreads, 10 Aug. 2020
  • Smiling widely, Allen pounded the table in front of him twice, and let out a guttural whoop.
    — Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 7 Nov. 2020
  • Johnson finished with 15 points, four rebounds and three steals (as well as a game-high in scowls and guttural roars.
    — Tom Green | [email protected], al, 7 Aug. 2022
  • That brought out a guttural response from Rodgers, who was watching his friend's round on television.
    — Ben Steele, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2017
  • Blendie is voice controlled and can be induced to spin by imitating the low guttural sounds of the motor.
    — Priya Ganapati, WIRED, 20 Oct. 2008
  • The vwoom, vwoom of lightsabers and guttural cries of Chewbacca echo across the globe and galaxies far, far away.
    — Steve Heisler, Chicago Reader, 4 May 2018

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