Example sentences for: accompaniment

How can you use “accompaniment” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • It remains to be seen what will be written about the 20th century, the close of which is seeing a spread of English via the Internet that is regarded as so pernicious by the French that they have seen fit to prosecute a company (with a pied á terre in France) for advertising on the medium in English without the accompaniment of a French translation.

  • A first encounter with Indian music is most likely to be in the pleasant surroundings of a restaurant in one of the major hotels (rather than in what might be the intimidating atmosphere of a large recital hall) where it may be performed as an accompaniment to an elegant dinner, with first-class musicians.

  • Wilco, the No Depression -approved band with the strongest fan base, swings between down-home sentimentality and rock aggression: The lyrics to a new song, "Misunderstood," begin with spare piano accompaniment and local color ("You're back in your old neighborhood/ where the cigarettes taste so good") and end with feedback and tantrums ("I'd like to thank you all for nothing at all!"

  • As an accompaniment to Clinton's statement, David Kendall submitted a letter emphasizing that "the president did NOT commit or suborn perjury, tamper with witnesses, obstruct justice or abuse power" and that Clinton's response was "in good faith."

  • What better accompaniment to the cacophonous examples listed than blinkenlights: n. Front-panel diagnostic lights on a computer, esp. a (dinosaur).


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