metronome

Example Sentences

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The danger of these big moves—which are like a giant metronome that swings over the market—is that they can infect the analytical mind-set needed to successfully navigate markets with the momentum-trading virus.

From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026

The rhythm of it could be a metronome for this movie’s plot — it whips us around to the point of delighted collapse.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025

These are the bluebloods, the old money of the investment world, steady as a metronome and just as thrilling.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 9, 2025

Goalkeeper Ederson, 31, is not the guarantee of reliability he once was while gifted midfield metronome Bernardo Silva is not the influence of old as he reaches 30.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2025

He ran steadily, mechanically, his barrel legs pumping like a metronome.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman