voice box
nounDefinition of voice box
: larynx
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Most of those neighbors didn’t want to talk, or at least didn’t answer when called on their front-gate voice boxes. — Matthias Gafni, SFChronicle.com, "New $15 million mansion sells in Hillsborough. Dream home? Nope, teardown," 30 Aug. 2019 The patient was immediately taken to the operating room, and his dentures were removed from his voice box. — Maggie O'neill, Health.com, "This Man's Dentures Were Stuck in His Voice Box for 8 Days After a Routine Procedure," 13 Aug. 2019 Surgeons with the University of Colorado planned to remove a section of Giellis’ trachea and voice box to alleviate a condition known as tracheal stenosis. — Andrew Kenney, The Denver Post, "Former Denver mayor candidate Jamie Giellis undergoes throat surgery," 18 June 2019 But his enemies find him there, and in the fight that ensues, B-127’s voice box is muted. — Alissa Wilkinson, Vox, "Bumblebee is basically E.T., but with a Transformer. It’s delightful!," 18 Dec. 2018 Tests revealed parts of his larynx were necrotising - or rotting - and excess fluid was collecting in the voice box. — Andrea Downey, Fox News, "Man's throat began to rot after he mistakenly swallowed bleach tablet," 25 June 2018 In just under a few hours, the battery can destroy a child’s voice box. — Jason Duaine Hahn, PEOPLE.com, "Toddler Relearns to Talk and Eat After Swallowing Toy Battery: It's 'Super Dangerous,' Warns Mom," 11 May 2018 The respiratory system includes the nose, throat, voice box, windpipe and lungs. — Guest Columnist/cleveland.com, cleveland.com, "The link between marijuana and lung disease: Melissa Martin (Opinion)," 1 Apr. 2018 At a low moment, Woody sacrifices his voice box only for him and Gabby Gabby to find, shockingly, that the gambit doesn’t work: the granddaughter sees the now-working doll, looks at it briefly, then tosses it away. — Josh Spiegel, The Hollywood Reporter, "How 'Toy Story 4' Surprises With Its Villain," 22 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'voice box.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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