drawl
Example Sentences
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The simple image, delivered with Lanier’s slight drawl, helped convince a majority of jurors.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 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
Acquaintances describe Martin’s demeanor as extraordinarily genial; he smiled constantly and offered his diagnoses in a straightforward, unflappable drawl.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025
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
“I wish my old pal Red had been on him instead of me,” he said in his easy drawl.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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