Citations:indoor voice

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English citations of indoor voice

Noun: "a calm, quiet voice, used to avoid disturbing others"[edit]

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  • 2011, Lisa Unger, Darkness, My Old Friend, Broadway (2011), →ISBN, page 57:
    The toddler at the far table issued a little shriek of delight over something. "Indoor voice," his mother whispered.
  • 2012, Michelle Stimpson, Failing Into Grace, Dafina Books (2012), →ISBN, page 232:
    "There are a lot of people without jobs right now. It's not their fault," Alexis whispered, trying to model an appropriate indoor voice for her father.
  • 2014, Bobbi Govanus, How To Pilot When We Were Raised to BE Stewardesses: Reinventing Your Life with Passion and Purpose, Lulu.com (2014), →ISBN, page 18:
    She knew when I was on a business call that she had to be quiet and use her indoor voice.
  • 2014, Kate Racculia, Bellweather Rhapsody, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (2014), →ISBN, page 242:
    She's easy to be with, provided you don't mind the constant chatter, the non-sequitur song cues, or her total lack of an indoor voice.
  • 2015, Mary Ellen Guffey & Dana Loewy, Essentials of Business Communication, Cenage Learning (2015) →ISBN, page 376:
    Practice smartphone etiquette by being considerate, observing quiet areas, using your indoor voice, taking only urgent calls, not calling or texting while driving, and choosing a professional ringtone.
  • 2015, Denise Hunter, Married 'til Monday, Thomas Nelson (2015), →ISBN, page 46:
    The air conditioner woke her each time it kicked on, and a kid next door didn't seem to have an indoor voice—or a bedtime.