Example sentences for: accents

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

  • This was happening long before r- dropping became common in English accents: Barbara to Babs, Bartholomew to Bat, Bridget to Biddy, Christopher to Kit, Dorothy to Dot, Frances to Fanny, Harriet to Hat, Herbert to Hab or Hub, Jordan to Judd, Margaret to Maggie or Meg, Margery to Madge, Martha to Mattie , and Theresa to Tess .

  • SIX Accent variety and the mass media SEVEN The accents of politics EIGHT Changing patterns NINE Accents and the future

  • The Barbie computers will be silver with pink and purple floral accents and will come with a Barbie Digital Camera and a flowered Barbie mouse.

  • But then, the Scots played the dominant role in early Victoria, and there are many oatmeal accents to be heard here these days.

  • However, dropping umlauts is less forgivable than dropping accents, because accents describe pronunciation, and anyone who is familiar with the word will know how it is supposed to be pronounced, regardless of the accent.


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