accent
Example Sentences
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When a character speaks English, an accent is employed and the manner is often a bit stumbling.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026
It makes travel easier, helps you learn still more languages, and gives you lessons in humility when, no matter how fluent you are, you realize your French will always bear an Anglo accent.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
In one, a man with a similar accent and a blue watch speaks to two women in Cuba.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
With my accent, imagine it’s 10 times worse with my family.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026
After a moment of hesitation, I mutter “je promets” in an exaggerated French accent, just to make Dad happy.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
Vocabulary lists containing accent
Reading: Literature - Poetry - Introductory
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Reading: Literature - Poetry - Middle School
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