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
“Does the question disturb you?” he continued in a series of staccato questions.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026
While on tracks like “Harry Stamper” and “Sábanas,” he embraces whimsical synthesizers and staccato vocal patterns to create a mystical soundscape.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025
How England survive his staccato approach and educated fingers will go a long way to deciding the series.
From BBC • Jun. 19, 2025
From inside he heard steps, staccato female steps across the hall.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
Vocabulary lists containing staccato
Number the Stars
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The Kite Runner
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Music - Introductory
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