dialect

Example Sentences

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He was a keen student of dialect; doing movies in the South, he meandered down backroads, learning just the right way to frame a question in rural Mississippi or deliver a compliment in west Texas.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026

He jumped at the chance to speak in their local dialect, joking that his north Wales family always sounded like they were "running out of breath".

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026

Higher Brothers, known for blending Mandarin and the local dialect, is one of the main hip-hop groups originating from the city.

From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026

With her principal cast surrounded by Hungarian extras, Fastvold roped everyone, from the dialect coach to the first assistant director’s son to Blumberg’s sister, into the dance.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2025

Living in Tarbean and Imre for so long, I hadn’t heard a dialect this thick in years.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss