syllable
Example Sentences
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Somehow, the one syllable gets past the dump-truck-sized lump in my throat.
From Literature
It lasts just over two minutes, and not a single note or syllable is wasted.
Her muffled voice emerged through her fingers, one strained syllable at a time.
From Literature
If you normally answer questions with a single syllable, this gig isn’t for you.
It may be Luka Doncic’s team, but it’s still LeBron James’ world, and he’s going to control his narrative down to the last syllables of the last sentences of his final goodbye.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
