accent

Example Sentences

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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

He married a woman he met in Venezuela, learned Spanish and developed an unusual accent that seemingly blended the multiple languages he spoke.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

She said the assailant had a local accent, with a trace of another, and a shiny hairless chest.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

“Actually, the name’s Sydney,” she replied with an Australian accent.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti