Example Sentences

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"I also think my accent's come back a lot more now I live in England. Which is quite funny. It's like a rebellion," she said.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

While Garner has nailed the essence of the accent’s oddity, Sorokin’s actual voice is softer, the pronunciation subtler.

From New York Times • Feb. 12, 2022

Like the way that you say out, O-U-T, like, “My accent’s coming out.”

From Slate • May 18, 2021

Her tapes became very useful to Winslet and Hegarty, particularly as they wrestled with some of the accent’s more inconsistent sounds.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2021

Her accent’s funny, different from mine, different from anyone in Prentisstown’s.

From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness