pitter-patter
Example Sentences
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The delicate pitter-patter of a drum’s cymbal is the only sound to break through the thick brick wall of the obscure performance venue, Sun Space, and reach the wide, desolate Sunland Boulevard.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
After greeting students, chasing a football around, "attacking" shoelaces and tights, and exploring parts of the school she has never seen before, the pitter-patter of puppy paws slows down.
From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026
“We would wake to the pitter-patter of little feet in the middle of the night,” Groonwald recalls, saying that the experience taught her two lessons.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 14, 2023
And the waste sprayed on fields often fell on the roofs of nearby houses, Addison writes, with “the soft pitter-patter of rain.”
From New York Times • Jun. 7, 2022
I like it when it rains because the soft pitter-patter on the tin roof is soothing, but it never lasts more than a few minutes.
From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez
