twang

Example Sentences

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On the one hand, his vocal stylings are well-suited to affect a slightly country twang — by way of Liverpool, of course.

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026

Wearing cowboy boots and a handlebar mustache, he had a Texas twang and a quiet, calm presence that disarmed suspects, eliciting confessions.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

A Midwestern twang is "a very feet on the ground, back in the heels of your boots type of accent", she said.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

Both men used a dialect coach, with Brosnan tasked with mastering Ingle's Irish accent, mixed in with a Sheffield twang.

From BBC • Jan. 9, 2026

The local accent is barbed with a prairie twang, a ranch-hand nasalness, and the men, many of them, wear narrow frontier trousers, Stetsons, and high-heeled boots with pointed toes.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote