How to Use rhythmic in a Sentence

rhythmic

adjective
  • We could hear a rhythmic drumming outside.
  • Against the rhythmic whoosh of my own breath in the snorkel, the reef crackles with the dawn brigade of fish feeding off the coral.
    Women's Health, 31 July 2023
  • Foot by foot, the rig’s hammer slammed the pillar into the ground with the rhythmic beat of a metronome.
    Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2024
  • Winger grabbed the javelin near the back of the runway, then urged the Hayward crowd into a rhythmic clap.
    oregonlive, 22 July 2022
  • The rhythmic moves were as graceful as in our mind’s eye.
    Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2021
  • The crowd on the banks echoed them, and soon the rhythmic clacking of their salmon call drowned out even the speedboaters in the distance.
    Tony Schick, ProPublica, 4 Aug. 2022
  • The Chagossians led the way inland with a rhythmic whack of machetes.
    Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic, 15 June 2022
  • The rhythmic rising and falling of a Clouser is hard for any fish to pass up.
    Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 17 Jan. 2024
  • Beyond that, the single also makes waves in the pop and rhythmic spheres.
    Trevor Anderson, Billboard, 7 Oct. 2021
  • The rhythmic lull of a steady gait soothes worries and stimulates thought.
    Timothy Farrington, WSJ, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Each time the pack galloped closer to the spectators, the rhythmic thuds of the thoroughbreds echoed across the field.
    Christina Goldbaum, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2024
  • On top of that, his rap is catchy and rhythmic, which makes for easy listening.
    Samantha Lawyer, Country Living, 8 Mar. 2021
  • Though catchy and rhythmic, the song's deep lyrics read like a page out of a philosophy book.
    Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 11 Apr. 2021
  • The rhythmic patterns and loud colors of his figures could be seen to make their own kind of noise.
    Roberta Smith, New York Times, 20 June 2021
  • So that was just a little bit of kind of rhythmic and feeling the difference in it.
    Kara Warner, PEOPLE.com, 25 Dec. 2021
  • Women wept and men beat their chests in rhythmic chants of mourning.
    Nazih Osseiran, WSJ, 15 Oct. 2021
  • The duo was critical to the label’s switch from orchestral soul to a blend of rhythmic funk and rock.
    Thania Garcia, Variety, 29 Jan. 2023
  • To the relentless, rhythmic beat of a tick-tock soundtrack, words unfold on the video screen.
    Christopher Knightart Critic, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2022
  • Most of us walked in our Keds sneakers, a rhythmic bop and heads in gentle motion.
    Doris Bittar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 July 2022
  • Now that would be a righteous, rhythmic addition to the canon.
    John Edward Hasse, WSJ, 14 May 2021
  • At one point, a group of four was sending flying what looked like a dozen pins in a rhythmic flurry.
    Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Jan. 2024
  • The rhythmic inflation and deflation of his cheek dimples double as the pulse of the venue.
    Khari Nixon, SPIN, 20 Feb. 2023
  • But the text also created a dilemma in the song’s rhythmic build-up.
    Tom Roland, Billboard, 2 Aug. 2024
  • Then a troupe of actual rhythmic gymnasts rolling rings that look like the doughnuts spread across the field.
    Alyssa Bereznak, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2024
  • In much of the world, nature sounds like birds or maybe insects — the cheerful, rhythmic cheeps of a robin, say, or the buzz of a cicada.
    Benji Jones, Vox, 25 June 2024
  • Fans created clouds of dust dancing to the rhythmic beats.
    Ray Chavez, The Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2024
  • The result is a deep, rhythmic gurgling sound that draws the attention of bass and pike from long distances.
    Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Makayla likes the rhythmic guitar riffs of country singer Chris Young.
    Ivan Orozco, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Dec. 2023
  • That may be as simple as taking time to focus on your breathing, and using the rhythmic cadence of your breaths to calm yourself.
    Alice Park, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Hanan Townshend’s score, with its heavy, rhythmic breathing and ethereal tones, cultivates a constant atmosphere of unease.
    Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024

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