He always sounded quiet, a little amused, yet not superior.

She expected a lot more shouting, but when her father spoke he sounded quiet and sad.

Rosemary, sounding quiet and subdued, came on to the phone.

The blast of the shot sounded quiet, out there in the emptiness.

Even the shot sounded quiet against the overlay of machine noise.

Save for the phones, the squad room sounded unnaturally quiet.

My voice sounded quiet, maybe the contrast, maybe I'd been shouting.

His voice when he spoke again sounded sober and quiet and tired to death.

Now I know why the house has sounded so quiet, so odd.

Rainie heard the news from Kimberly, who called her sounding quiet and much too old.