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
It’s an idea that’s sitting there — they’re so polar opposites and they’re both such good actors that they’ve created characters with such specific quirks and body movement and cadences and things like that.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 4, 2025
He experiments with new tones and cadences; the beats bounce, the production is subdued, but innovative.
From Salon • Aug. 30, 2024
Shesol added: “You’re absorbing not just the rhythms and cadences of speech, but you’re absorbing a worldview.”
From Seattle Times • Mar. 3, 2024
The common was peaceful and sunny; butterflies perched on thistle flowers and grasshoppers serenaded each other with their ceaseless cadences.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
