drawl

Bardem worked with renowned dialect coach Tim Monich to infuse his speech with a hint of a Southern drawl, aware that his character didn’t have to sound like a native speaker.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

“Noooo,” Sen. Thom Tillis said in his North Carolina drawl when I asked if Trump had given him a pair.

From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2026

Luiz, a French cab driver ferrying festivalgoers around Cannes, does good impersonations of both a Long Island accent and a Southern drawl, said he loves talking with Americans.

From Salon ● May 22, 2026

He sings with an unusual drawl that connects to the diction of Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen, and his compact melodies and tightly structured chord progressions put his voice and lyrics in the foreground.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026

“Frankie, what happened to you?” he said in his Texas drawl.

From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez

“I could use a man don’t mind breaking the rules,” he drawls in an accent far removed from the Montana setting.

From New York Times ● Apr. 18, 2024

As a public speaker, he drawls out short speeches punctuated with University of Georgia football catchphrases.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 9, 2022

"Okay, I've been practicing my longest and loudest scream," drawls Rhian Teesdale in Wet Leg's scathing indie-pop anthem Ur Mum.

From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2022

“To have a garden like this is insane,” Avent drawls.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 11, 2019

None of the girls jokes or drawls when mentioning him.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

Mosmo’s raw, drawled vocals can be heard in the romantic bélico “Modo B” and the agonizing “Terapia” that implores a past lover for their return.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2026

"Sorry to the people who were expecting Patchwork," he drawled after the song ended.

From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2025

Gibbons drawled in the most famous 30-second spot touting Grape-Nuts as the "back-to-nature" cereal.

From Salon ● Feb. 15, 2023

“I got nothing — n-o-t-h-i-n-g,” he drawled to the reporters waiting outside the Democrats’ closed door lunchroom Thursday as it became clear there would be no Christmas deal.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 16, 2021

“I said…,” Ragginold drawled, his jaw working steadily on the dandelion stem, “… the fox had a mom.”

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

With Richards’s gnarled, withering guitar lines and Jagger drawling and declaiming, there’s no mistaking the band behind “Foreign Tongues.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

No matter what role he took on in a career that lasted more than five decades, Gambon was always instantly recognizable by the deep and drawling tones of his voice.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 28, 2023

Yes, this film isn’t some Beatles-inspired riff but a sequel to the twisty 2019 romp “Knives Out,” which introduced Daniel Craig as the drawling detective Benoit Blanc.

From New York Times ● Sep. 12, 2022

He adopted a languid, drawling manner of speech that was in place by his 20s.

From Washington Post ● May 30, 2019

He makes no secret of his displeasure, drawling to Locke about how boring these lessons are and sneering at the lecturer.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black