The words were a near whisper and she wouldn't meet his gaze directly.

Her voice lost its heat and dropped to a near whisper.

"Well, I hope your scientists know what they're doing," she said in a near whisper.

His voice had lost all traces of heat as he spoke in a near whisper.

She spoke the last three words as a near whisper, close to his ear.

"I'll be all right," he said in a near whisper, looking anything but well.

"That felt great, because I knew somebody cared for me," she said in a near whisper.

"Thank you for the information," he said, in a near whisper.

There was no one nearby, but I spoke in a near whisper.

Then he lowered his voice to a near whisper and pointed.