staccato

Example Sentences

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The book’s 47 staccato chapters jump from one subject to another without much of a discernible pattern.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

He tried to convince the American people of his strength and relevance through the sheer force of his voice and his staccato delivery.

From Salon • Dec. 19, 2025

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

The band emerged in a flicker of static and staccato strings, accompanied by a lone saxophone, before breaking into Happiness.

From BBC • Jun. 27, 2025

More of the black things were scuttling out of the dark, their feet beating a quick staccato rhythm against roots and rocks and leaves.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss