How to Use inflection in a Sentence

inflection

noun

• She read the lines with an upward inflection.
• She spoke with no inflection.
• English has fewer inflections than many other languages.
• Most English adjectives do not require inflection.
• The rhythms, the tics, the inflections are simply not the same.
  — Will Stephenson, Harper's Magazine, 16 Aug. 2023
• So the inflection will dictate the contours and the rhythm of the tune.
  — D. T. Max, The New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2022
• Robert Norman has all the tics of Spock — the tilt of the head, the flat inflection when speaking.
  — Matthew J. Palm, OrlandoSentinel.com, 1 June 2018
• From behind a mask, tone and inflection are the new smiles.
  — Jim Axelrod, CBS News, 6 Sep. 2020
• Chowdhury paused and changed the inflection of his voice.
  — Elliot Ackerman, Wired, 23 Feb. 2021
• From the hair, the American flag pin on her cream suit and the inflection in her words, Rudolph nailed it!
  — Ronda Racha Penrice, Essence, 8 Nov. 2020
• The tone in Holthus’ inflection is a dead giveaway to the progression of a play, Black said.
  — Sam McDowell, kansascity, 24 Dec. 2017
• In this case, a flat delivery was the right inflection to use.
  — Jay Sullivan, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2024
• The cat cow pose is great for stretching your back and working on spinal inflection.
  — Madeline Howard, Women's Health, 23 Feb. 2023
• And are there inflection points in the slope of the development of that number?
  — CBS News, 24 Jan. 2021
• If sound could be seen, tears of joy would have been dripping off each inflection.
  — Steven Goff, chicagotribune.com, 7 June 2018
• Dogs are inflection points on the timeline of human lives.
  — Washington Post, 25 June 2021
• Both of them are at different inflection points in a way.
  — Emily Longeretta, Variety, 18 June 2022
• There’s a glint in their eye that wasn’t there before, or a slight inflection of excitement in their voice…joy.
  — Jasmine Browley, Essence, 26 Oct. 2022
• The guys, just learning his voice inflection in the huddle for guys can be a big difference.
  — Les Bowen, Philly.com, 13 Jan. 2018
• The first of those inflection points came from rush end Solomon Byrd, who burst around the edge during the opening possession of the second half.
  — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2022
• This allows for more nuance, emotion, and inflection in the cloned voice.
  — Jennifer Alsever, Fortune, 4 May 2021
• The inflection told me the chimpanzees were surprised or uneasy.
  — National Geographic, 17 Apr. 2019
• The warm afternoon wind that moderates the climate, and adds the Mediterranean inflection to the weather, is called the Ora.
  — Cathy Huyghe, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2021
• Vocally, these songs expect so much from you with the harmonies and the inflections.
  — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2024
• My dad was an avid lover of Sam Cooke, so I was introduced to his music along with gospel and jazz inflections.
  — Greg Burnett, cleveland, 17 Oct. 2019
• One way or the other, all leaders face inflection points.
  — Vince Molinaro, Forbes, 4 Aug. 2022
• Q. Many voices are calling this a big inflection point for the bond market.
  — Stan Choe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 15 July 2017
• Humor is famously all in the timing, and when the score dictates rhythm and inflection, a singer doesn’t have a lot of leeway to find the sweet spot.
  — Justin Davidson, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2021
• The meaning is changed ever so slightly by the inflection.
  — Luke O'Neil, Esquire, 6 Sep. 2017
• Each of the original Willy Wonka stars will make the role their own, playing versions of their adult selves with inflections of their Wonka characters.
  — John Russell, Peoplemag, 15 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 18 Nov 2024