twang

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Recent Examples of twang Ashley Monroe may be one of the most country of country artists, with a natural vocal twang and a gift for writing the type of rich story-songs that define the genre, but on her new album Tennessee Lightning, the east Tennessee native doesn’t paint in only one color. Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 15 Aug. 2025 Anchoring the show as Maizy is the endearing Danielle Wade, who sings with a nuanced country twang. Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025 Blending George Jones twang with Eminem edge, his vivid storytelling has cemented him as one of Music City’s defining artist-writers. Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 4 Aug. 2025 With McDonald’s bright twang and the song’s rolling rhythms and relentless energy, this song is a worthy addition to any rotation. Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019 See All Example Sentences for twang
Recent Examples of Synonyms for twang
Noun
  • In the face of this workaday jangle of strangeness and complexity, paranoia starts to seem like a perfectly rational response.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2025
  • The key organizer mutes the noise of key jangles and can keep keys in a tidy stack in a user’s preferred order.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The vanilla flavor, coupled with the tang of the cream cheese, is the perfect balance.
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The lactic acid thickens the mixture and gives the cheese its signature subtle tang.
    Daryl Austin, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • What to Know While there were no visible camera flashes during daylight hours, Harry's arrival at court sparked the audible rattle of many cameras taking pictures at the same time.
    Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Baby rattlesnakes don’t have rattles, and adult snakes’ rattles occasionally break off, according to the National Park Service.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • From the moment that Jerry Goldsmith’s piano tinkles caress the opening bars of his score while stars float past the frame, anyone with a soul knows that this is not your average IP cash-in.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2025
  • The water fountains are trickling; wind chimes tinkle and shimmer in the breeze, and the store’s seemingly endless lines of indoor and outdoor décor are available to celebrate each season and occasion.
    Emily M. Olson, Hartford Courant, 19 June 2025
Noun
  • The music then switches to the original Sex and the City opening and closing jingles as the credits begin to roll.
    EW.com, EW.com, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Bob Sirott and John Records Landecker, who held down afternoon and evening shifts respectively for much of the 1970s on WLS, are reuniting on the air at WGN for a three-hour tour of anecdotes, DJ interviews, vintage jingles and listener calls.
    Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Autumn arrives in a blaze of golden forests accompanied by the hearty clink of steins—as age-old tradition raise a toast.
    Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • There’s no rush here, just salty air, slow weekends, and the soft clink of champagne glasses at sunset.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2025
Noun
  • But after the break, the Americans started to find some chinks in the English armour.
    Peter Carline, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
  • The same goes for certain plant smells, the chink of tools on rocks, the smell of woodsmoke.
    Jane Ciabattari August 19, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Amid grills cooking savory barbecue, bubbles blowing from an ice cream truck, face painting and peals of laughter from kids in a nearby bouncy house, Justine Mosely Stephens was struggling not to tear up.
    Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 6 July 2025
  • Amal wore a strapless white Tamara Ralph Haute Couture gown which was draped in peals from top to bottom, with some wrapped around her arms below the shoulder.
    Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2025

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