patter
Example Sentences
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The organisation's chief executive, wing commander Ian Cumming, said he would never forget Lamond's "cheeky patter".
From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026
Lanky, hunched and fragile, Skarsgård’s version isn’t quite as salt-of the-earth, although he’s captured his rapid patter and the burning menace in his eyes.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026
Mr. Brady pulled off Don Profondo’s patter song “Medaglie incomparabili,” a tongue-twisting list of precious objects, as an auctioneer’s spiel.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 1, 2025
He was 27, an aspiring cop with a Hollywood apartment and a glib patter that reminded people of a used-car salesman.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 31, 2025
The rain around them changed from a patter to a pounding.
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
