accent

Example Sentences

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Clive: The only time I slightly worried about my accent was when I was doing scenes with Phil because it’s too easy to get comfortable.

From Los Angeles Times

Men with clipped accents told listeners the news from on high; there was certainly little back and forth between presenter and listener.

From BBC

The home, she said, is more than 200 years old and built by her Spanish forefathers, with a tiled courtyard in the center and Moorish accents on the masonry.

From Los Angeles Times

Customers complain of language barriers and agents with inscrutable accents.

From The Wall Street Journal

So uncannily convincing is her American accent that some have expressed shock that she is in fact Australian.

From Barron's