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Example sentences for: accent

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

I pronounced scone to rhyme with John , and I was upset a little when the waitress brought it to me and said, in a pleasant English accent, “Your scone sir,” rhyming it with Joan . I wondered if I should switch to the Joan-pronunciation now that I am living in veddy English Victoria.
[In the Second World War] the public-school-educated actor Dirk Bogarde (born in 1921) claims that in that war the sole reason for his promotion from the ranks to officer status was his accent.
Does Accent Matter?
Cheung, who speaks English with a surprising British accent, at once grounds the film and gives it a touch of mystery--the mystery of simplicity.
Brownback used no accent and immediately said that he had meant "no slight."