spasmodic

Example Sentences

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She was having increasing difficulty forming words, which is not characteristic of spasmodic dysphonia.

From Washington Post

“Red Comet” shows that the achievement of Sylvia Plath was miraculous — but it wasn’t spasmodic, or rare.

From Los Angeles Times

He just happens to infuse his teaching with a beat that turns everyone into a spasmodic St. Vitus dancer.

From New York Times

“What is difficult for us, and for the thousands of people living with spasmodic dysphonia, is this association to their voice with what might be considered haunting,” the National Spasmodic Dysphonia Association wrote in response.

From The Guardian

In an interview with the New York Times, Nyong’o had cited spasmodic dysphonia – a neurological disorder of which Robert F Kennedy Jr is one of the best known people affected – as a model.

From The Guardian