Example Sentences

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As a public speaker, he drawls out short speeches punctuated with University of Georgia football catchphrases.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 9, 2022

"Okay, I've been practicing my longest and loudest scream," drawls Rhian Teesdale in Wet Leg's scathing indie-pop anthem Ur Mum.

From BBC • Jun. 27, 2022

“I don’t know what you want me to do,” he drawls back to me, while lolling his head up to stare at his tinted solar roof.

From Slate • Apr. 12, 2021

“To have a garden like this is insane,” Avent drawls.

From Washington Post • Sep. 11, 2019

“Now, Jane, that's what I call an entrance,” the sheriff drawls.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland