out loud
adverb
: loudly enough to be heard : aloud
reading out loud
also
: in an openly communicated way
dreaming out loud [=expressing one's hopes and dreams to others]
Examples of out loud in a Sentence
registered their dissatisfaction with the meal out loud to the waiter
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CEOs are following the nation’s dealmaker-in-chief in saying the quiet part out loud.
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Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Say it out loud and see who responds.
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 26 Apr. 2026
In the sketch, Gosling plays a school principal while Padilla plays a teacher who catches students passing around notes and proceeds to read them out loud.
—Staff Author, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
Yet, they’re rarely said out loud.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
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Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Say it out loud and see who responds.
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 26 Apr. 2026
In the sketch, Gosling plays a school principal while Padilla plays a teacher who catches students passing around notes and proceeds to read them out loud.
—Staff Author, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
Yet, they’re rarely said out loud.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for out loud
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“Out loud.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/out%20loud. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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