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Example Sentences
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The key chain was Coke red, accented with shimmer.
From Literature
The scams have started appearing in U.S. immigrant communities, experts say, though they haven’t spread widely in Western countries, in part because of a shortage of scammers proficient in American or other Western accents.
In Season 19 of “America’s Got Talent,” the comedian won over audiences by joking about how American movies about Africa often confuse Africans, asking, “Why do the lions have American accents?”
From Los Angeles Times
In one, a man with a similar accent and a blue watch speaks to two women in Cuba.
From BBC
Ms. Arquette does a wobbly Irish accent for some reason, possibly sheer boredom.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
