syllable

Example Sentences

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In “God Herself,” Madison McFerrin — like her father, Bobby McFerrin — revels in all the music that can be made without instruments: vocals, breaths, percussive syllables, finger snaps.

From New York Times

She mostly vocalizes, sometimes on the syllable “ah,” sometimes on “mm” and sometimes — most memorably at the end — on “shh.”

From New York Times

Ju, the first syllable of her given name, appears to come from her mother, Ri Sol Ju, who uses the Chinese character for “main” or “primary.”

From Washington Post

If you’re not collected enough for that kind of exchange, then respond instead with five syllables of nothing: “He’s … okay, I guess?”

From Washington Post

And when he reached Soto — the two syllables that, before this month, were synonymous with a smile and massive swing in Washington — Hruska would spring for his high notes.

From Washington Post