Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for staccato. Search instead for Steccata.
Definitions

staccato

[stuh-kah-toh] / stəˈkɑ toʊ /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

It is Sunday, 19 November 1989 and the catchy staccato theme tune of ESPN's SportsCenter plays out on American television.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

The progression of the façades from warm rose to pink-cream to mauve-green is knit together by the blues and sienna of the windows, anchored by the staccato pink and green water below.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 11, 2025

They all dig Frankie and the Witch Fingers, an L.A.-based band whose irresistible garagey-psychedelic rock sometimes even invokes shades of Oingo Boingo and Devo thanks to a staccato freneticism and pointed lyrics.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 1, 2025

How England survive his staccato approach and educated fingers will go a long way to deciding the series.

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2025

There were many staccato footfalls back and forth in the bathroom, which meant, he knew, that his mother was attempting to accomplish several phases of her toilet at once.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole




Vocabulary lists containing staccato


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember "staccato" for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com