11.   I explained the same scenario to the gruff voice on the other end of the line.

12.   In his gruff voice, he mumbled that Isabel had been killed.

13.   The songs push ahead confidently, like country-rock with an infusion of the Who, and Langford applies his gruff voice to full-fledged melodies.

14.   UCLA offensive-line coach Mark Weber paused to contemplate what he had just heard, then lowered his usually gruff voice and repeated the words.

15.   With his gruff voice and plain suits, he comes across as much more the working-class fellow from Carteret than the Harvard man.

16.   Mediums often adopt the mannerisms of deceased princes or kings, speaking in gruff voices and smoking and drinking.