syllable

Example Sentences

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And with that single syllable, I had cancer.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026

In healthy participants, brain activity dropped when the imagined syllable matched the sound played through the headphones.

From Science Daily • Jan. 23, 2026

“We aren’t going down a failed path,” Landry said, wagging his finger with each syllable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

Each syllable burns like an ember, every word tinged with new possibilities.

From Salon • Oct. 18, 2024

The beams may connect notes that are all in the same beat, or, in some vocal music, they may connect notes that are sung on the same text syllable.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones