How to Use rhythmic in a Sentence

rhythmic

adjective

• We could hear a rhythmic drumming outside.
• Against the rhythmic whoosh of my own breath in the snorkel, the reef crackles with the dawn brigade of fish feeding off the coral.
  — Women's Health, 31 July 2023
• Foot by foot, the rig’s hammer slammed the pillar into the ground with the rhythmic beat of a metronome.
  — Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2024
• Winger grabbed the javelin near the back of the runway, then urged the Hayward crowd into a rhythmic clap.
  — oregonlive, 22 July 2022
• The crowd on the banks echoed them, and soon the rhythmic clacking of their salmon call drowned out even the speedboaters in the distance.
  — Tony Schick, ProPublica, 4 Aug. 2022
• The Chagossians led the way inland with a rhythmic whack of machetes.
  — Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic, 15 June 2022
• The rhythmic rising and falling of a Clouser is hard for any fish to pass up.
  — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 17 Jan. 2024
• The rhythmic lull of a steady gait soothes worries and stimulates thought.
  — Timothy Farrington, WSJ, 30 Mar. 2023
• Each time the pack galloped closer to the spectators, the rhythmic thuds of the thoroughbreds echoed across the field.
  — Christina Goldbaum, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2024
• The duo was critical to the label’s switch from orchestral soul to a blend of rhythmic funk and rock.
  — Thania Garcia, Variety, 29 Jan. 2023
• Most of us walked in our Keds sneakers, a rhythmic bop and heads in gentle motion.
  — Doris Bittar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 July 2022
• At one point, a group of four was sending flying what looked like a dozen pins in a rhythmic flurry.
  — Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Jan. 2024
• The rhythmic inflation and deflation of his cheek dimples double as the pulse of the venue.
  — Khari Nixon, SPIN, 20 Feb. 2023
• The result is a deep, rhythmic gurgling sound that draws the attention of bass and pike from long distances.
  — Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024
• Makayla likes the rhythmic guitar riffs of country singer Chris Young.
  — Ivan Orozco, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Dec. 2023
• The rhythmic element—taken to the limit, could be any kind of dance music.
  — Simon Reynolds, Pitchfork, 27 Sep. 2023
• Mobley made both of his 3-point attempts Friday night, including a rhythmic top-of-the-key jumper in the first half.
  — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 27 Jan. 2023
• For two hours, the monks recited rhythmic blessings and prayers, keeping the beat with a wooden block.
  — Michelle Ye Hee Lee, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2023
• Most of the more rhythmic driving nature of the whole score is actually through strings.
  — Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Nov. 2022
• Andy Tobar moved his feet back and forth in a rhythmic fashion to warm up before the start of the second half on Friday night.
  — Bobby Narang, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2022
• Elton’s got a lot of gospel in his stuff — a lot of rhythmic piano, almost like rhythm guitar.
  — Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2023
• The rising rhythmic team should be top five, and Jessica Stevens will be in the trampoline mix.
  — John Powers, BostonGlobe.com, 26 July 2023
• Frank's rhythmic gymnastics routine near the end of the film, complete with a ribbon on a stick, is a sight to behold.
  — Terry Terrones, EW.com, 17 Jan. 2023
• My goal was to approach the composition from a new angle and let the rhythmic elements take the lead.
  — Katie Bain, Billboard, 14 July 2023
• And Rossington was there for all of it, with his rhythmic and crunchy guitar keeping the band rooted.
  — Ben Finley, Fortune, 8 Mar. 2023
• On the floor, Umeh was Black, full-bodied and fierce; her hair was a close shave; the music for her floor routine was rhythmic and pulsating.
  — Onnie Willis Rogers, CNN, 27 Feb. 2023
• The chant grew rhythmic, unmistakable: Jew boy, Jew boy, Jew boy!
  — Jordan Castro, Harper's Magazine, 9 Jan. 2024
• Green lasers, purple smoke, sparkler fountains, and bright kaleidoscopic lights went off in rhythmic sync to the tunes.
  — Jess Swanson, Billboard, 15 May 2023
• By the time the first rhythmic sounds of Bawa’s skin drum began to fill the room, the space felt like a cross between a yoga class and an enchanted sleepover party.
  — Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2023
• Best known for his rhythmic raps, Marshall Mathers, a.k.a.
  — Jacqueline Weiss, Peoplemag, 18 Jan. 2024

Last Updated: 3 May 2024