The man's voice came softly and clipped the you.

"I got a phone call," he said, his voice clipped and hard.

Her voice was even more cold and clipped than usual.

The voice was perfectly under control now; still deep, but clipped and crisp.

The eyes are bright, the voice clipped, the conversation, as always, filled with recognizable names.

"Get your hands off her," Leo said, his voice clipped.

His voice was clipped, the Irish in it frigid temper rather than music.

"Lying to the police is a serious business," he said without preamble, his voice clipped and cold.

His face set, his voice clipped, he said, 'I have to make sure this is really what you want.

"Now listen here," he said, his voice clipped with frustration.