Example Sentences

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“The conducting was very metronomic, whereas modern conducting is so much about expression and signing to the orchestra how you want it to feel,” Bettany says.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

Such is the metronomic trading pattern that has emerged as active investors try to navigate an odd moment for markets and international diplomacy.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

Students stand in a circle as an instructor, Rusty Trzpuc, who wears a leather belt imprinted with the word “sold” on the back, claps out a metronomic beat.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 28, 2025

The Spaniard managed 65 minutes and showed why he is so integral to this City team, displaying his assuredness in the middle of the park with a metronomic performance, completing a total of 67 passes.

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2025

The laughing and yelping made a raucous counterpoint to the metronomic tock-tock'tock of the bunny’s never-ending hop.

From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli