| Ham II.i.42 | [Polonius to Reynaldo] Your party in converse, him you would sound |
| Ham III.i.7 | [Guildenstern to Claudius, of Hamlet] Nor do we find him forward to be sounded |
| Ham III.ii.374 | [Hamlet to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern] You would sound me from my lowest note to the top of my compass |
| JC II.i.141 | [Cassius to all, of Cicero] Shall we sound him? |
| Tim II.i.13 | [Senator alone, of Timon] No reason / Can sound his state in safety [i.e. and find it safe] |