How to Use twang in a Sentence

twang

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  • The twang of a guitar and the tale of a broken heart are in Nashville's DNA.
    — Margaret Littman, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Dec. 2022
  • Dore and her bright Australian twang assuaged some of my guilt.
    — Marshall Heyman, Vulture, 21 Jan. 2022
  • There might be a little less twang, but for the most part, Swift played it straight, recreating the songs note by note, strum by strum.
    — Emily Blake, Rolling Stone, 15 June 2021
  • Way too much twang for my taste in both the sacred and secular carols.
    — Luis Melgar, Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2023
  • At 71, Strait’s proud Texas twang and earnest vocal delivery is still in fine form.
    — Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 29 July 2023
  • The song is a waltz, heavy on strings and keyboard, with Flores almost screaming the refrain in his pained twang.
    — Josh Crutchmer, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2024
  • This one’s for those of us who had to get through bad high-school breakups with only the twang of Taylor Swift’s early lyrics to survive.
    — Zoe Haylock, Vulture, 21 May 2021
  • Some offer a jazzy vibe; some are imbued with country twang.
    — Mary Colurso | McOlurso@al.com, al, 22 Dec. 2022
  • Butler, who still speaks with an Elvis twang, grew up near Disneyland.
    — New York Times, 25 May 2022
  • Think of last season’s coastal grandmother style, but with a western twang.
    — Emerson Latham, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Apr. 2023
  • Now dripping in glam rock, Bowie swapped its twang for a twinkling guitar while keeping the choral chorus.
    — Allaire Nuss, EW.com, 17 June 2022
  • There’s also a drink called beetroot kvass, which tastes deep and life-giving and quite unlike anything else: rich and earthy, with a twang.
    — Gareth Cook, Scientific American, 24 June 2020
  • But there’s presently a huge appetite for sturdy songwriting and singers with a twang.
    — James Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Aug. 2023
  • From that grill came a lamb sirloin sliced in ruby sections with a sear that carried the folksy twang of mesquite, set off by a vibrant herbal chimichurri ($31).
    — Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, 4 Mar. 2021
  • The snippet still features the twang of the original version, but the Italian glam rockers bring more of a theatrical flair to the chorus.
    — Ilana Kaplan, Peoplemag, 20 Nov. 2023
  • Top has the kind of undeniably country twang that sounds readymade for boot-scootin’ honkytonkers like this.
    — Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 24 July 2023
  • The Newnan native always endeared with his combination of aw-shucks grins and warm twang of a voice.
    — Melissa Ruggieri, ajc, 31 Dec. 2020
  • There are country songs, which are slower, melodic, as the ensemble sings along with a Southern twang.
    — Kate Armanini, BostonGlobe.com, 4 June 2023
  • She is given to folksy expressions and speaks with an unplaceable twang.
    — Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2021
  • The tom soup fraternal twins — tom yum and tom kha ($4 each) — resonated with the respective twang of tomatoes and coconut milk.
    — Mike Sutter, ExpressNews.com, 11 June 2020
  • The country smash has ruled the ranking since it was released on Super Bowl Sunday, and Americans are clearly not tiring of the twang.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Lately, Peso Pluma’s raspy twang seems to be everywhere.
    — Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Steel strings twang with each pull from the metal rings — wearable guitar picks — adorning his right thumb, index and middle finger.
    — Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2024
  • On celluloid, it had been masked by the traditional mid-Atlantic twang.
    — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 23 Nov. 2023
  • Supple slices of Garlicky Pork Belly brought garlic emulsified with hot oil for an earthy twang.
    — Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, 30 Sep. 2021
  • Just a little over a month before the Academy Awards, the twang that slipped into his everyday speech patterns and took root is leaving the building.
    — Vulture, 3 Feb. 2023
  • Ballads unfurled in whispers and croons; livelier numbers were sung with snap, sometimes in a thick twang that Nelson seemed to have dragged out of the 1930s for the occasion.
    — Jody Rosen, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2022
  • Crutchfield, who seems a bit more trepidatious in unleashing her twang, anchors the record.
    — Carrie Battan, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2022
  • But her brassy alto has a twang which, combined with lovelorn lyrics and strummy melodies, gives the songs a country flavor that is dissonant with the rock genre the band is trying to emulate.
    — Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 2 Mar. 2023
  • But there was nothing to worry about here; with his unique twang and piercingly strong voice, the 25-year-old graphic designer made a lasting impression.
    — USA TODAY, 22 Apr. 2024

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