rat-a-tat
Example Sentences
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“People were amazed. They could see these top stars singing and dancing. They could hear the rat-a-tat of the guns. And sound also made for a tremendous amount of creativity in movie making.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026
Inspired by US vocal harmony groups such as En Vogue and SWV, Mis-Teeq cleverly incorporated garage and hip-hop to their sound, with Alesha Dixon's rat-a-tat MC'ing setting them apart from more their pop rivals.
From BBC • Nov. 7, 2025
Each show reflects in its own way the influence of a gritty genre that situated world-weary protagonists in cold, uncaring worlds armed only with their wits, fists, guns and rat-a-tat dialogue.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2024
Behind the rat-a-tat pace of the jokes, “Shucked” is the work of outliers who worry that the victories for tolerance they’ve seen in their lifetimes are being reversed.
From New York Times • Mar. 21, 2023
The man pulled drumsticks from his vest pocket and gave a practice rat-a-tat run before readjusting some buckets.
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
