patter
Example Sentences
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But for Griffin, this New Age Page-A-Day calendar patter sounds “like poetry.”
From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2026
Above the patter of rain cascading through the jungle canopy comes the haunting call of a pileated gibbon singing to fend off intruders in Cambodia's Cardamom Mountains.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
Speaking of stamina and dedication: Mr. Elwes himself narrates the “Huge Numbers” audiobook, and does so with the precision patter of a Brit who received a first-class-honors mathematics degree from Oxford.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
Lanky, hunched and fragile, Skarsgård’s version isn’t quite as salt-of the-earth, although he’s captured his rapid patter and the burning menace in his eyes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2026
From the pig-run came the quick, hard patter of hoofs, a castanet sound, seductive, maddening-the promise of meat.
From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
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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