cadences
Example Sentences
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A language model can imitate Hemingway’s rhythm but not his soul; it can echo Shakespeare’s cadences but not the consciousness that produced them.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 10, 2025
He experiments with new tones and cadences; the beats bounce, the production is subdued, but innovative.
From Salon • Aug. 30, 2024
He has had to learn the playbook, pre-snap cadences, even how to put his pads on.
From BBC • Aug. 26, 2024
Jackson’s ringing oratory to the delegates at that year’s Democratic convention built with the cadences and rhythm of his years as a Baptist preacher.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 19, 2024
Their speech was not flavored with the cadences of the South, the slurred rhythms of the region where they had spent their entire lives.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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