drawl

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Recent Examples of drawl The slow-rolling single with skittering drum machine beats mashed against both mens’ drawling vocals is of a piece with Jelly’s frequent lyrical focus on mental health and his battles with substance use. Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 24 Jan. 2025 Manning drawls, in a direct address to the viewer. Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 22 Nov. 2024 This might be what the song is supposed to be, but it’s crushed under the weight of the drawling vocals, plodding production, and an unnecessary final key change. Kristen S. Hé, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025 The slow-rolling single with skittering drum machine beats mashed against both mens’ drawling vocals is of a piece with Jelly’s frequent lyrical focus on mental health and his battles with substance use. Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 24 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for drawl
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drawl
Verb
  • Lions coach Dan Campbell empowered his assistant coaches to speak in front of the team, preparing Glenn to become the Jets coach.
    Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 10 May 2025
  • The Sunset Boulevard star spoke to PEOPLE about the whirlwind past week, from his Tony nomination on Thursday, May 1, to attending the 2025 Met Gala on Monday, May 5, and then the 2025 Tony Awards junket on Thursday, May 8.
    Charna Flam, People.com, 10 May 2025
Verb
  • Centric will take on oversight of the sportswear, activewear, kids’ apparel, dress shirts, workwear and performance golf categories, Authentic said.
    Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 20 May 2025
  • The agency will preliminary report after 30 days, and that the entire investigation could take 12-24 months, said an NTSB representative at a May 19 press conference.
    Ramon Padilla, USA Today, 20 May 2025
Verb
  • These words, uttered last month in court by defense attorney Arthur L. Aidala during Harvey Weinstein’s retrial in New York, should make any thinking person in, and outside, Hollywood scream out loud.
    Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
  • To say the excitement is palpable would be an understatement — amid the Portuguese, Croatian and Japanese words that The Athletic hears when ambling around the pitch, the word ‘Cristiano’ has been uttered dozens and dozens of times.
    Tim Spiers, New York Times, 15 May 2025
Verb
  • In this piece Nitwit, voiced by Matt Berry, narrates their wild journey, parodying My Name is Earl, with hilarious moments from Jennifer Coolidge.
    Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
  • Several stars voiced their love for Natasha and fam, including Andy Cohen, Julianne Moore, Richard E. Grant, and Amy Sedaris, who all left various heart emojis in comments on the post.
    EW.com, EW.com, 13 May 2025
Verb
  • Traditionally, the upside down American flag signals distress, and that was the mood expressed as speakers shouted, cried and chanted with the crowd of around 100 people.
    Harley Walls, Arkansas Online, 17 May 2025
  • In a separate post, Cabrera shouted out some teammates who came and visited him in the hospital overnight.
    Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2025
Verb
  • Building a life at sea Living on a ship for a prolonged period might sound boring to some, but the Grand World Voyages features an exhaustive list of experiences to keep passengers occupied.
    Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 19 May 2025
  • One time, her Owlet Sock sounded an alarm indicating that her baby, who was with their nanny, was not breathing.
    Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 18 May 2025
Verb
  • Amidst a media frenzy outside, whispers around the fortress-like Daniel Patrick Moynihan Courthouse is that Ventura could be called to testify tomorrow.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 12 May 2025
  • The kind that’s whispered in moments of solitude, recited through tears, and held tightly when doors closed.
    Essence, Essence, 9 May 2025
Verb
  • In 2020, Toni publicly stated that Diezel was no longer exhibiting signs of autism while speaking with Access Hollywood.
    Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 14 May 2025
  • What to Know McIntosh stated that the hotline, maintained by the Department of Defense, had been nonfunctional for over three years without the FAA's knowledge.
    Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025

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“Drawl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drawl. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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