twang

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Recent Examples of twang Brosnan and Jackson at least add some spice to the familiar sauce — the former speaking in his native Irish brogue, the latter with his characteristic deadpan twang. Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2025 Nichols’ tender twang elevates the song’s storyline and furthers her reputation as both a gifted songcrafter and country vocalist with a penchant for stick-in-your-head lyrics that uniquely put forth a song’s message. Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 27 May 2025 Music The power of Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ isn’t its country twang. Scarlett Harris, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2025 Her kids songs are like her solo music, sung in a Dolly Parton-esque twang over an acoustic guitar, but include many other instruments. Monica Hooper, Arkansas Online, 18 May 2025 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
  • There’s a light tang in the sauce, great flavor in the cheese and a harmony among ingredients that shows real intention behind the food.
    Tristan Graziano, Charlotte Observer, 16 June 2025
  • Orange, grapefruit, or pineapple juice can provide a similar tang, but with a bit more sweetness.
    Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 24 May 2025
Noun
  • Alternative investments are gaining traction among financial advisors who are seeking diversification just as rising geopolitical tensions and shaky tariff policy rattle stocks.
    Darla Mercado, CFP®, CNBC, 18 June 2025
  • Stocks around the world have declined as Trump’s tariffs rattle markets.
    David Goldman, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • Amid the tinkle of glassware and clang of cutlery, Saru Jayaraman, an L.A. attorney and president of One Fair Wage, a national coalition pushing to raise wages in the service sector, emphasized the urgency of addressing a steep increase in the cost of living.
    Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025
Noun
  • Schwartz once made an experimental montage blending a Coca-Cola jingle with soundbites from Richard Nixon’s Watergate speeches, an evocative and surreal sonic collage that captured the contradictions of American life.
    Ella Jeffries, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 June 2025
  • Fans swapped old Snack Wrap ad jingles in Discord servers.
    Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
Noun
  • Particles and blur and the muffled clink and thump of the paddleboard.
    Leanne Shapton, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025
  • The low hum of jazz drifts through the air, mingling with warm lighting and the quiet clink of glasses.
    Kate Hardcastle, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Her Eunice possesses phenomenal strength and stoicism which make each moment of pain that peep through the chinks of her armor all the more moving.
    Leila Latif, IndieWire, 1 Sep. 2024
  • This new data from Consumer Edge may expose a chink in that armor.
    Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • As two peals of thunder cracked overhead, all live television feeds from the site went dead.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 9 May 2025

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“Twang.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twang. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.

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