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Example Sentences

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In one, a man with a similar accent and a blue watch speaks to two women in Cuba.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

One of American TV’s most familiar catchphrases had a new accent on it this weekend when a group of British comedians shouted, “Live from London, it’s Saturday Night!”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

Holm's family understand that the caller had a Jamaican accent.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

Severus was born in 145 at Leptis Magna in modern Libya; he never fully lost his North African accent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

His Southern accent is thick as maple syrup.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas