We could hear the staccato sound of a woodpecker in the woods. From LearnThat.org.
Play this staccato, please. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
staccato applause. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
The term staccato has been applied generally to things that occur in rapid bursts, such as gunfire. From Wordnik.com. [staccato] Reference
He spoke in a low voice in short staccato phrases. From Wordnik.com. [Three Soldiers] Reference
Instead, I find myself thinking in staccato bursts. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2003-05-01] Reference
The facts came into his mind in short staccato statements. From Wordnik.com. [The Murder Room]
"Good evening," said he, speaking crisply and in short staccato sentences. From Wordnik.com. [The Land of Mist]
What MTV did was deliver this news and information in short staccato bursts. From Wordnik.com. [Shooting at Bubbles] Reference
"Four thousand dollars 'weight if a penny!" said Stacy, in short staccato sentences. From Wordnik.com. [Selected Stories of Bret Harte] Reference
In the dining room she could hear the men talking, Howard quietly, his father in short staccato barks. From Wordnik.com. [A Poor Wise Man] Reference
A figure which seemed disinclined to talk, and which gave its explanations in short, staccato sentences. From Wordnik.com. [A Poor Wise Man] Reference
I have no problem with users who want to engage in short, staccato messaging as they interact with people of similar tastes. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Trembling like a man with an ague, he lay there, breathing in short, staccato breaths, and clutching the pistol in his pocket. From Wordnik.com. [The Yellow Claw] Reference
His campaign speeches were kind of staccato, kind of repetition, not very inspiring. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 19, 2005] Reference
His style is often called "staccato", but that flatters it by suggesting economy and precision. From Wordnik.com. [The Hilliker Curse: My Pursuit of Women by James Ellroy – review] Reference
Browning had an unrivalled ear for this particular kind of staccato music. From Wordnik.com. [Robert Browning] Reference
His intention had been, once more, to make a note "staccato," and he had been misunderstood. From Wordnik.com. [The Shadow World] Reference
Now the "staccato" is the single touch downstroke, then he talks about the "pennata" which is a full upstroke dowstroke on the strings. From Wordnik.com. [Mandolin Cafe News] Reference
He speaks in quick staccato bursts, a raconteur's voice. From Wordnik.com. [Murderers, Marauders And The Dark Side Of London] Reference
She delivered all this in a chirpy, mile-a-minute staccato. From Wordnik.com. [What is Happiness?] Reference
The light scanned the horse path in a staccato blare then passed. From Wordnik.com. [Turning Thirty] Reference
Many critics love the show, praising its staccato repartee and edgy look. From Wordnik.com. [Sitcom Or Tragedy?] Reference
The icy staccato of heels descending hardwood stairs reverberated. From Wordnik.com. [The Phantom] Reference
His figure conveyed intensity, which his voice, low, staccato and incisive, reinforced. From Wordnik.com. [The Plan And The Man] Reference
His fists could land from anywhere, beating out a staccato rhythm on these growing bones. From Wordnik.com. [Excerpt from Pompeii ii] Reference
She drew his hand across her ribcage, feeling the staccato rhythm of his fingers 'advance. From Wordnik.com. [Paper Hearts] Reference
He eased down, reclined, waited for the shallow staccato rhythm of his breathing to subside. From Wordnik.com. [Fasting to a Comfortable Death] Reference
His father tortured each sentence, forcing English into the rapid staccato of Cuban Spanish. From Wordnik.com. [‘A Handbook to Luck’] Reference
A deejay plays records made up of breathlessly fast, staccato beats and hazy keyboard swirls. From Wordnik.com. [Electronic Eden] Reference
Clinging to them both, she sobs until her breath comes only in staccato bursts, hardly at all. From Wordnik.com. [The Impulse of Breathing] Reference
He jerks his chair in staccato scrapes so that he can look at me without moving his neck at all. From Wordnik.com. [Better] Reference
Then they teetered off, staccato-stepping across the ice as stronger, faster skaters swerved past them. From Wordnik.com. [When Times Were Tough, We Went 'Bare'] Reference
The first single, "" Look Into My Eyes, '' is a hip-hop gem, filled with staccato wordplay and a eerie, unsettled rhythm. From Wordnik.com. [Straight Outta Cleveland] Reference
The soulful croonings of Roldan, the group's would-be Ibrahim Ferrer, weave seamlessly with Yotuel and Ruzzo's staccato raps. From Wordnik.com. [Periscope] Reference
Breuker's rough staccato saxophone sound carried through Andriessen's music to his disciples among downtown New York composers. From Wordnik.com. [Remembering Dutch Jazz Musician Willem Breuker] Reference
"But underlying the numbers are caveats and complexities usually lost in the sound-bite staccato of a political campaign," Bill writes. From Wordnik.com. [DeMorning DeBonis: Aug. 19, 2010] Reference
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