1.   Freud sometimes speaks in a near whisper that compels you to lean in to hear him.

2.   He still talks in a near whisper of a voice.

3.   He speaks in a near whisper, almost embarrassed to be receiving attention for playing basketball.

4.   He speaks in a near whisper.

5.   He stood against a wall and spoke in a near whisper when discussing the status of starting small forward Jamal Mashburn.

6.   There were times when Ben caught Mike singing, in a near whisper, a song from the days before the war.

7.   When he talks, he hits his syllables hard and quick, his voice sliding from a near whisper to a head-snapping hurl.

8.   Her mother died quite young, she says, her voice falling to a near whisper.

9.   In the streets, shops and squares, people spoke at a near whisper.