drawl
Example Sentences
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Evidence shows that the Southern drawl and “the laid-back y’all” didn’t take hold until at least 1875.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026
Patricia Eddings, an expert in trace evidence, is short, with fiery red hair and a cheery Mississippi drawl.
From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026
Byrne has said she has a go-to phrase -- "Patty hired 24-hour security for Katie" -- when she finds herself struggling to summon the Yankee drawl.
From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026
He's so laid-back it's almost comical, speaking in a perpetually sleepy drawl, like the Big Lebowski of music.
From BBC • Sep. 15, 2025
“Either him or the yard man,” he said in a deep Florida drawl.
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
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