Example Sentences

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"Sorry to the people who were expecting Patchwork," he drawled after the song ended.

From BBC • Jun. 28, 2025

Gibbons drawled in the most famous 30-second spot touting Grape-Nuts as the "back-to-nature" cereal.

From Salon • Feb. 15, 2023

Over rattling production from super-producer Mike-WiLL Made-It, Trouble drawled his street tales, bringing them to life in the 37-minute short film that accompanied the album.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2022

“I got nothing — n-o-t-h-i-n-g,” he drawled to the reporters waiting outside the Democrats’ closed door lunchroom Thursday as it became clear there would be no Christmas deal.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 16, 2021

“Well,” he drawled, “there’s not so many, but there is some big ’uns back home.

From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac