accent
Example Sentences
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With my accent, imagine it’s 10 times worse with my family.
From Los Angeles Times
“You know, all of a sudden some 19-year-old with a Russian accent is showing interest in them, and they think they’re Brad Pitt.”
His voice reminded me a little of Willem’s, deep, cultivated, the German with only a trace of Dutch accent.
From Literature
The more we got to know him, the more we noticed that he did have a noticeable accent.
From Literature
“Well, skin me for a polecat,” she said in the Hoosierest accent I ever heard.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
