diction

Example Sentences

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“Green’s Dictionary of Slang” was an online resource for period-appropriate diction and dialogue.

From New York Times

Why was his manner of diction so much more gripping than the performers in the play proper?

From Los Angeles Times

He acknowledged that he might have tried too hard to predict how the system would evaluate him for a consultancy job, tailoring his diction to include keywords he thought might boost his score.

From Seattle Times

Her Igbo parents took her English language skills seriously and as a young girl she attended an etiquette class where diction was a key component of the lesson.

From BBC

Ms Williams said judges usually looked at three distinct parts of a cry: "Sustained volume and clarity, diction and inflection, and content."

From BBC