give voice to
idiom
formal
: to express (a thought, feeling, etc.) to someone
Therapy allowed her to give voice to her fears.
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Working with Dana was a way to give voice to two different perspectives, and to wrestle through complicated themes in a conversational way, which is both more interesting and more entertaining.
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Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 9 Oct. 2025
By targeting us – the creators who give voice to diverse narratives and foster dialogue – these signatories are undermining their own cause and attempting to silence us.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
In Douglas Springsteen’s case from that era, men didn’t know how to, or couldn’t give voice to their pain.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 30 Aug. 2025
The first six lines — a single, nearly pauseless sentence — give voice to those unnamed critics, and also offer a defense against them.
—A.o. Scott, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
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Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 9 Oct. 2025
By targeting us – the creators who give voice to diverse narratives and foster dialogue – these signatories are undermining their own cause and attempting to silence us.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
In Douglas Springsteen’s case from that era, men didn’t know how to, or couldn’t give voice to their pain.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 30 Aug. 2025
The first six lines — a single, nearly pauseless sentence — give voice to those unnamed critics, and also offer a defense against them.
—A.o. Scott, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for give voice to
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“Give voice to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/give%20voice%20to. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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