twang

Example Sentences

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A Midwestern twang is "a very feet on the ground, back in the heels of your boots type of accent", she said.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

Both men used a dialect coach, with Brosnan tasked with mastering Ingle's Irish accent, mixed in with a Sheffield twang.

From BBC • Jan. 9, 2026

“Oh my goodness, they are the absolute best,” she says in her soft Texan twang.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2025

And the album concludes with “Night Gang,” which returns to the high-desert guitar twang found earlier and combines with a hazy suggestion of a reggae beat and dramatic rushes of synth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025

I flinched as steel came in contact with steel, the sharp metallic twang accompanied by a flash of sparks.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros