cadences
Example Sentences
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He couldn’t navigate transitions into and out of baks, the introductory rhythmic cadences of Senegalese sabar music.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
The voices of his protagonists, which is to say the cadences of their social identities, determine not just the sound but the shape of their stories.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2025
He experiments with new tones and cadences; the beats bounce, the production is subdued, but innovative.
From Salon • Aug. 30, 2024
He has had to learn the playbook, pre-snap cadences, even how to put his pads on.
From BBC • Aug. 26, 2024
In it were contained all the old poetry and stern cadences of what the Marine Corps embodied and embraced.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
