voiceless
adjective
voice·less
| \ ˈvȯis-ləs
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Examples of voiceless in a Sentence
“S” is a voiceless consonant.
believes that animals deserve basic rights even though they are voiceless
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Cannon imagines himself voiceless and on the sidelines of an art form that nonetheless maps and defines his emotional world). — Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, "This Native American artist should have been a household name. But he died at 31.," 21 Aug. 2019 Mr Subay says his figure is meant to stand for an entire country—vulnerable, voiceless—that no one seems to care about. — C.a.r., The Economist, "The street artist capturing the impact of the war in Yemen," 19 Aug. 2019 Still, the Voice served as an important platform for the otherwise voiceless left out of the mainstream discussion during both Stonewall and the paper’s 60-year run. — Chad Painter, The Conversation, "How the New York media covered the Stonewall riots," 19 June 2019 Victims of crimes are invisible and voiceless, and the villain now is the criminal justice system. — Heather Nolan, nola.com, "Could New Orleans end money bail? Advocates say tools are in place to do so," 19 June 2019 Since they’re voiceless, this is mostly done through guardians and representatives. — Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz India, "Birds to holy rivers: A list of everything India considers “legal persons”," 6 June 2019 And as the story was told and retold, Cinderella moved back and forth between being the active author of her own fate and a passive, voiceless doll. — Constance Grady, Vox, "The slippery genius of the Cinderella story," 5 June 2019 The Canadians think that women here are oppressed and voiceless. — Rena Gross, Billboard, "9 Major Moments From 'The Handmaid's Tale' Season 2, Episode 9 'Smart Power'," 13 June 2018 There are a number of individuals that are voiceless and disenfranchised in the prison population. — Fox News, "Laura Ingraham: Resisting for all the wrong reasons," 3 Aug. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'voiceless.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for voiceless
voiceless
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of voiceless
: not large or powerful enough to be noticed by the government, the media, etc.
technical, of a sound
: made without moving your vocal cords
See the full definition for voiceless in the English Language Learners Dictionary
voiceless
adjective
voice·less
| \ ˈvȯis-ləs
\
\
Kids Definition of voiceless
1
: having no voice
2
: spoken without vibration of the vocal cords
the voiceless consonants \p\, \t\, and \th\