staccato
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This six-fumble fiasco saw the Chargers end drives in this frustrating staccato: missed field goal, punt, interception, punt, touchdown, punt, end of half, touchdown, punt, punt, fumble, interception, safety.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026
It is Sunday, 19 November 1989 and the catchy staccato theme tune of ESPN's SportsCenter plays out on American television.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026
The book’s 47 staccato chapters jump from one subject to another without much of a discernible pattern.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
He tried to convince the American people of his strength and relevance through the sheer force of his voice and his staccato delivery.
From Salon ● Dec. 19, 2025
And I saw the squat man shake his fist angrily over the uplifted faces, yelling something in a staccato West Indian accent, at which the crowd yelled threateningly.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
At one point, while moving around the space, she emits a series of staccati on one note — “Ha, ha, ha” and then “He, he, he.”
From New York Times ● Jun. 24, 2013
She sang her high F, managed chromatics and staccati with incredible ease.
From Time Magazine Archive
Wieniawski, I have read, could only play his staccati at a high rate of speed.
From Violin Mastery Talks with Master Violinists and Teachers by Frederick Herman Martens
He lent tenderness to the staccatos of the second and imbued its dizzying runs with painterly depth.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 17, 2022
Armed with a set of spoons, he battered them against every available surface — from his knees, teeth and cheeks to pillars, sidewalks and banisters — scooping rhythmic staccatos out of thin air.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 28, 2021
Heard on an archival recording, the piece’s crucial staccatos are imprecisely pronounced, and the finale is shockingly subdued.
From New York Times ● Apr. 16, 2021
As some stand-up is moving toward a more flowing, storytelling state, it’s nice to have the bold staccatos of sketch in the mix, too.
From New York Times ● Oct. 31, 2019
The peeping and chattering of the swallows was music, while a robin or two added a longer note to the sharp staccatos.
From The Seventh Noon by Edmund Frederick
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