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Luiz, a French cab driver ferrying festivalgoers around Cannes, does good impersonations of both a Long Island accent and a Southern drawl, said he loves talking with Americans.

From Salon ● May 22, 2026

Patricia Eddings, an expert in trace evidence, is short, with fiery red hair and a cheery Mississippi drawl.

From Slate ● Apr. 6, 2026

Byrne has said she has a go-to phrase -- "Patty hired 24-hour security for Katie" -- when she finds herself struggling to summon the Yankee drawl.

From Barron's ● Mar. 5, 2026

Acquaintances describe Martin’s demeanor as extraordinarily genial; he smiled constantly and offered his diagnoses in a straightforward, unflappable drawl.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2025

He spoke in a slow, drizzling drawl, but his eyes were as clear and sharp as a cat’s.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

Wilson said no one in the music industry has told her to smooth out her drawls and y’alls, but she said plenty of people on social media question whether her accent is exaggerated.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 7, 2022

"Okay, I've been practicing my longest and loudest scream," drawls Rhian Teesdale in Wet Leg's scathing indie-pop anthem Ur Mum.

From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2022

“Saaaauce,” he drawls to his wife as he gazes upon his unwitting targets.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 1, 2022

Hunsecker, the voracious, rat-a-tat newspaperman of “Sweet Smell of Success,” who sees a brawl and drawls, “I love this dirty town.”

From New York Times ● Jul. 31, 2021

“She can show us how sorry she is,” Cardan drawls.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black

"Sorry to the people who were expecting Patchwork," he drawled after the song ended.

From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2025

Gibbons drawled in the most famous 30-second spot touting Grape-Nuts as the "back-to-nature" cereal.

From Salon ● Feb. 15, 2023

“I got nothing — n-o-t-h-i-n-g,” he drawled to the reporters waiting outside the Democrats’ closed door lunchroom Thursday as it became clear there would be no Christmas deal.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 16, 2021

When asked about the UCLA-USC game, “It’s not a matter of life and death,” he drawled, “it’s more important than that.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 22, 2019

“This is very easy,” Malfoy drawled, loud enough for Harry to hear him.

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling

With Richards’s gnarled, withering guitar lines and Jagger drawling and declaiming, there’s no mistaking the band behind “Foreign Tongues.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

Platt played up the comedy of the quintessential Jewish outsider in a land of Confederate memorials and drawling manners.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2025

No matter what role he took on in a career that lasted more than five decades, Gambon was always instantly recognizable by the deep and drawling tones of his voice.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 28, 2023

Yes, this film isn’t some Beatles-inspired riff but a sequel to the twisty 2019 romp “Knives Out,” which introduced Daniel Craig as the drawling detective Benoit Blanc.

From New York Times ● Sep. 12, 2022

“Well, I’ll see you at Hogwarts, I suppose,” said the drawling boy.

From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling