lilt

Example Sentences

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Kirkwood, who is from Morar in Scotland, confirmed she had been told many times that, with her "Highland lilt", she had "sent babies to sleep"

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

In the second cast, Christine Shevchenko fell far short of Ms. Teuscher’s finesse, but she essayed the opening “Preghiera” movement with more of its requisite lilt and shimmer than Ms. Teuscher did.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

Australian is also uniquely incompatible with the American lilt, she said.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

“I felt a connection with Sandro immediately,” she says in her straightforward Georgia lilt.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 14, 2026

Voices with the pulled vowels and cut lilt of my father.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline