patter
Example Sentences
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The organisation's chief executive, wing commander Ian Cumming, said he would never forget Lamond's "cheeky patter".
From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026
The evening is lightly dappled with personal or informative patter.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026
Mr. Brady pulled off Don Profondo’s patter song “Medaglie incomparabili,” a tongue-twisting list of precious objects, as an auctioneer’s spiel.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 1, 2025
Max Mutchnick and David Kohan co-created “Mid-Century Modern,” and its comedic timing and glib patter are reminiscent of their previous and more famous collaboration, “Will & Grace.”
From Salon • May 29, 2025
She stood at the foot of the stairs and called them, but there was no answering patter of running feet, only the steady tick-tock of the old clock in the hallway.
From "The Incredible Journey" by Sheila Burnford
Vocabulary lists containing patter
The Watsons Go to Birmingham
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Not Your Father's Word List: Pater, Patr
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"There Will Come Soft Rains" by Ray Bradbury
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