syllable
Example Sentences
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They are shibboleths spoken at borders where a syllable can decide belonging or exile.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
Shortly before he took office in January 2025, the Chinese government and official media began using a different Chinese character for "lu" to represent the first syllable in his surname.
From Barron's • May 12, 2026
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
“Thanks, Sahil,” I said, wondering if he could hear the tears threatening, the pain and regret behind every syllable.
From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon
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TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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Reading: Literature - Introductory
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