accent
Example Sentences
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The energetic song with a pronounced Greek accent recounts a son's thirst for glory and fortune so that he can give his mother everything they lacked during his childhood.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
She tried to lose her accent and become a “Yankee Doodle Dandy,” as she put it.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
She asked the audience to teach her an English accent, then danced with joyous abandon, and toyed with concepts of devotion, fame and idol worship.
From BBC • May 6, 2026
Though the stylist’s accent is only slightly Canadian, not British at all.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026
She had a soft voice with a French accent that sounded very sophisticated to Nancy.
From "The Cinderella Ballet Mystery: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #4" by Carolyn Keene
Vocabulary lists containing accent
Reading: Literature - Poetry - Introductory
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Reading: Literature - Poetry - Middle School
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