How to Use lisp in a Sentence

lisp

noun
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  • He spoke with a lisp.
  • The Young Pope burns his tongue on his soup, and winds up with a lisp . .
    — Dana Schwartz, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2017
  • No, those bewigged, Georgia-era fops didn’t speak with a lisp.
    — John Kelly, Washington Post, 27 June 2018
  • As a first-grader, Katy, both in the book and in real life, spoke with a lateral lisp.
    — Star Tribune, 24 Feb. 2021
  • Ramos, who killed 19 children and two teachers in Uvalde last month, was said to have been bullied over a lisp and stutter.
    — Tim Meko, Washington Post, 3 June 2022
  • Her lisp was also due to the overbite, the reality TV star said.
    — Naledi Ushe, PEOPLE.com, 7 Sep. 2021
  • Standing in front of the small crowd, Greiner would have been in her late 20s, with hooded eyes, blonde hair, and a faint British accent masked by a lisp.
    — Caroline Lester, The Atlantic, 26 Apr. 2018
  • Flopsy has a lisp, which makes her painfully self-conscious and kind of indignant at the same time.
    — Margot Robbie, Harper's BAZAAR, 18 Jan. 2018
  • Julianne has an interesting speech affection in this film — her voice sounds very young and there’s a bit of a lisp.
    — Jenelle Riley, Variety, 17 Nov. 2023
  • Ramos was bullied for having a stutter and a strong lisp, friends and family told the Washington Post.
    — Scott Travis, Anchorage Daily News, 29 May 2022
  • The show begins with young Mike (Zaiden James) growing up in a rough Brooklyn neighborhood, where he gets picked on by other kids for his lisp and weight.
    — Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 27 Aug. 2022
  • Other parts of the email claimed that DeVoe was uneducated and has a very bad lisp.
    — Tandra Smith | Tsmith@al.com, al, 30 Dec. 2020
  • Many have interpreted his response as a mockery of Brimble’s way of speaking, which sounded like a lisp to many.
    — Stephanie Toone, ajc, 23 Feb. 2021
  • Nasrallah is known for his long, bombastic speeches and a pronounced lisp.
    — Bryan Pietsch, Washington Post, 3 Nov. 2023
  • Only the most hardcore Stranger Things fans among us might remember the scene in the very first episode where Dustin defends himself against school bullies making fun of his toothless lisp.
    — Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 26 Jan. 2018
  • McAvoy has particular fun with Hedwig, a 9-year-old boy with a heavy lisp, a fondness for the expression etc., and a sinister agenda.
    — Jeffrey Bloomer, Slate Magazine, 20 Jan. 2017
  • The villain was literally Samuel Jackson playing Russell Simmons, right down to the lisp.
    — Jason Johnson, The Root, 22 Sep. 2017
  • As the aged mom, Megan Mulally does her whole performance with a kind of an elderly lisp thing, albeit with moments of belting breaking through that.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 6 Oct. 2023
  • One example is their voices, as Gracie has a noticeable lisp that fluctuates throughout the film.
    — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 1 Dec. 2023
  • This is because Scooby’s rhotic replacement goes deeper than something like a lisp.
    — Kyle Hill, Discover Magazine, 11 Mar. 2014
  • Mullally, who delivers her lines with something halfway between a lisp and facial paralysis, seems to be having just as much fun as Lane.
    — Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2023
  • Yes, Biggie had a lisp and slurred — speech impediments that should have ensured that he’d be laughed out of early freestyle competitions, let alone be a viable candidate for a record contract.
    — Lorraine Ali, latimes.com, 3 Sep. 2017
  • Eventually, under duress, the composer reduced the affliction to a lisp.
    — Manuel Mendoza, Dallas News, 27 May 2021
  • With a high-pitched voice and mild lisp, Mr. Johnston bared his soul in folksy songs about unrequited love, existential dread, his affection for the Beatles and the thrills of a speeding motorcycle.
    — Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2019
  • Swift donned some heavy metal orthodontic gear and a horrible lisp in this clip to point out parents' horrible driving habits, like lecturing while driving and trying to grab a purse from the backseat while behind the wheel.
    — Allison Stubblebine, Billboard, 30 Oct. 2017
  • Inexplicably, actor Matthew Maher plays Moore with a lisp.
    — oregonlive, 26 Jan. 2023
  • In one especially sour moment, Lewis even mocked Duncan’s apparent lisp.
    — Jonathan Zimmerman, The New York Review of Books, 21 Mar. 2019
  • The latter version became a massive international hit, which showcased the voice (and endearing lisp) of soloist Ricardo Cuenci, who was only 8 years old at the time of recording.
    — Suzy Exposito, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2023
  • While introducing the audience to Monday's contestants, Pat started making small talk with a contestant named Chris Brimble, who some viewers are saying spoke with a lisp.
    — Good Housekeeping Editors, Good Housekeeping, 24 Feb. 2021
  • Gracie, by contrast, projects a proud, unapologetic defiance, something evident in both her childlike lisp (inspired by Letourneau herself) and the unmistakable edge of steel in her voice.
    — Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 16 Nov. 2023

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