How to Use accented in a Sentence

accented

adjective
  • Tune in next week to see what happens to the tall, accented man!
    Sara Netzley, EW.com, 11 May 2020
  • By contrast, Bada$$ bobs and swerves about in a gruff and deeply accented flow.
    Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 21 July 2022
  • The voices are old, young, scratchy, accented, sleepy, alert.
    BostonGlobe.com, 18 Sep. 2021
  • The doctor was a middle-aged man with a tidy gray beard and a warm, slightly accented voice.
    New York Times, 15 June 2022
  • With nipples out, the rest of the dress featured a long flowy floral-accented veil, tiara and bloomers instead of a skirt.
    Zizi Strater, Peoplemag, 20 Mar. 2023
  • There's Rose Quartz, a light floral, accented with sweet notes of vanilla.
    Melanie Rud Chadwick, Allure, 28 Mar. 2018
  • Her green-accented shirt was tucked into a crisp pair of cropped trousers, mimicking the look of a jumpsuit.
    Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 21 July 2017
  • Her green-accented shirt was tucked into a crisp pair of cropped trousers, mimicking the look of a jumpsuit.
    Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 21 July 2017
  • Some of it came naturally to her—the lispy, German-accented voice, smooth and even girlish in these films.
    David Mermelstein, WSJ, 16 July 2018
  • At the tender age of 23, the rapper quickly managed to build a solid fanbase due to his accented, catchy hooks.
    Billboard, 12 July 2018
  • Science fiction movies are not always kind to the British-accented robots--here, Ash from Alien.
    Corey S Powell, Discover Magazine, 23 Dec. 2016
  • But this time, there was a new element in the mix: Matthew McConaughey as a French-accented doctor.
    Tyler Aquilina, EW.com, 18 Apr. 2020
  • The cinched bodice had a sharp, accented neckline and boning around the torso to add some edge to an otherwise soft, ethereal dress.
    Seventeen, 4 May 2022
  • With Mercury at the top of your solar chart after the 4th, speaking and writing are accented but be careful not to be too blunt and outspoken near the 7th.
    Katharine Merlin, Town & Country, 1 Aug. 2022
  • The Green Room’s verdant, ruby- accented decor was inspired by the original green tiles framing the fireplace.
    Vanessa Lawrence, ELLE Decor, 5 Nov. 2018
  • They’re carried in the arms of handlers down the catwalk and back, their walks narrated by a British-accented announcer.
    Raisa Bruner, Time, 8 Aug. 2019
  • Brown rocks an all-white get-up, pairing a red-accented denim jacket with cozy-looking track pants.
    Wandera Hussein, Billboard, 23 Feb. 2018
  • The accented flavor of olive oil adds an exceptional taste to this moist summer cake.
    Nik Pugmire, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 July 2022
  • It’s one of the screenplay’s strengths that with each other, Monika and Joseph talk in accented, imperfect English.
    Jessica Kiang, Variety, 29 Aug. 2021
  • Thae told a group of foreign press members in fluent British-accented English on Wednesday in Seoul.
    Joohee Cho, ABC News, 19 Feb. 2020
  • The food is now in the hands of a chef from Morocco, who is preparing Spanish-accented North African specialties.
    Florence Fabricant, New York Times, 26 Sep. 2017
  • The accented anagram of the film’s title hints at Field’s first mission: getting inside the definitions of art and artist.
    Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 19 Nov. 2022
  • The color scheme continues on the inside, with orange seatbelts, gray-accented seats, and orange piping on the seats and floor mats.
    Joseph Capparella, Car and Driver, 30 Oct. 2017
  • Barry Dindyal, owner of the late Indian-accented Fusion and a neighbor who counted himself a fan of the pig’s feet soup.
    Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 12 June 2019
  • At Two Fish, Stollenwerk will use smoked tuna, lime juice, cilantro, jalapeño, and red onion as a Mexican-accented dip.
    Elisa Ludwig, Philly.com, 24 Apr. 2018
  • Sagalyn said with a smile, in soft, French-accented English on a recent weekday morning.
    BostonGlobe.com, 11 Oct. 2019
  • As the train approaches, a heavily accented voice rings out.
    Hadley Meares, Los Angeles Magazine, 8 Feb. 2018
  • Quimby was a smart guy who came across as even smarter because his English was high-register and thickly accented.
    Alejandro Varela, Harper's magazine, 16 Sep. 2019
  • The film’s supporting cast is stacked with Germans who belt out accented English throughout.
    Adrian Daub, Longreads, 3 Sep. 2021
  • Unlike so many modern pianists, Cliburn never bangs out accented ideas.
    Dallas News, 29 June 2022

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