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Example Sentences
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The energetic song with a pronounced Greek accent recounts a son's thirst for glory and fortune so that he can give his mother everything they lacked during his childhood.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
During the trial, she testified in her signature French accent that she and Sabich were the “best of friends.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
He also makes no effort whatsoever to sound Russian, sticking to an English accent; Mr. Dano, for his part, does an accent that sounds like it stopped halfway across the Atlantic.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
No one has yet found the source of the text of the recording, read in a British accent, and it could be AI, but it also might not be.
From Salon • May 12, 2026
I giggle at Naano uttering those unexpected last words, which sound extra funny in her accent, even if they are true.
From "Zara’s Rules for Record-Breaking Fun" by Hena Khan
Vocabulary lists containing accent
Reading: Literature - Poetry - Introductory
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Reading: Literature - Poetry - Middle School
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