cadences

Example Sentences

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He couldn’t navigate transitions into and out of baks, the introductory rhythmic cadences of Senegalese sabar music.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Now speak it,’” Tami reflects, his cadences sounding in her voice.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 2025

He experiments with new tones and cadences; the beats bounce, the production is subdued, but innovative.

From Salon • Aug. 30, 2024

He has had to learn the playbook, pre-snap cadences, even how to put his pads on.

From BBC • Aug. 26, 2024

Their speech was not flavored with the cadences of the South, the slurred rhythms of the region where they had spent their entire lives.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy