How to Use vocal cords in a Sentence

vocal cords

plural noun
  • There was depth to it, as though his vocal cords had engaged.
    — Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2019
  • It can be made with the cedar box, a diaphragm, or your own vocal cords.
    — Bruce Brady, Outdoor Life, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Their arms and legs had been cut off, their eyes gouged, their tongues and vocal cords ripped out.
    — Nick Romano, EW.com, 30 Aug. 2021
  • So take a shot or two of egg nog to warm up those vocal cords, and get ready to sing along.
    — Melissa Locker, Time, 6 Dec. 2019
  • Some sounds are more difficult to make if the vocal cords are very dry.
    — Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
  • Once a dog's vocal cords have been removed its bark is said to sound more like a hoarse cough.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, kansascity, 30 May 2018
  • Doctors told him there seemed to be nothing wrong with his vocal cords.
    — Harrison Smith, Washington Post, 19 Oct. 2020
  • Warm up your vocal cords and get ready to belt it out with the Bellas.
    — Lauren Rearick, Teen Vogue, 21 Dec. 2017
  • Surely, all that strain on the vocal cords must tire them out a little.
    — Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 7 Aug. 2022
  • With vocal cords like a saxophone, they can be heard for more than a mile.
    — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 7 May 2018
  • The acidity helps with the throat and the vocal cords, to kind of clear them.
    — New York Times, 19 Apr. 2022
  • Cash had polyps on her vocal cords removed that left her unable to sing for years.
    — Pam Windsor, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Having to scream to reach the back of the room can do a number on your vocal cords.
    — Chris Hachey, BGR, 18 Mar. 2021
  • Hill stands but 4 feet 11 and lost one of her vocal cords to cancer.
    — oregonlive, 3 Apr. 2021
  • His way of opening up his vocal cords and feeling what freedom sounds like.
    — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 3 May 2026
  • Daniel Radcliffe is warming up his vocal cords for his next movie gig.
    — Danielle Pascual, Billboard, 18 Jan. 2022
  • This closing of the vocal cords helps to produce a clearer voice.
    — Jenny Haward, Peoplemag, 16 June 2023
  • Sheinelle Jones recently had surgery for a polyp on her vocal cords.
    — Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping, 25 Feb. 2020
  • Your vocal cords rapidly close up and cause the distinct hiccup sound.
    — Washington Post, 14 July 2021
  • The intense recording sessions took a toll on her vocal cords.
    — Allison Degrushe, EW.com, 30 May 2025
  • Some high school coaches might spray spittle and strain their vocal cords in a postgame meeting.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2023
  • Then and now, his vocal cords sound like a pair of two-by-fours upholstered in velveteen.
    — Chris Richards, Washington Post, 17 Apr. 2020
  • The longtime host recently had surgery on her vocal cords.
    — Emma Banks, InStyle, 5 Jan. 2026
  • With your mouth closed, the throat muscle pushes the air down past the vocal cords and into the lungs.
    — Krista Stevens, Longreads, 26 May 2020
  • With croup, the virus infects the vocal cords, windpipe and bronchial tubes, Piperidis said.
    — Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2024
  • One of the big challenges of language is the need to control the vocal cords to make the full range of speech sounds.
    — Bob Holmes, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Aug. 2021
  • So, my vocal cords, they’re supposed to look parallel.
    — Melinda Newman, Billboard, 22 Oct. 2025
  • In the larynxes of most mammals, the vocal cords might get in the way of a massive flow of air.
    — Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Feb. 2024
  • But after decades of singing it all, Ronstadt noticed a change in her vocal cords.
    — CBS News, 6 Dec. 2019
  • Iris is still trapped in the car with Richard and slowly regains control of her vocal cords.
    — Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024

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