Sentence examples for accent may be from inspiring English sources

"Anything you say with an accent may be used against you".

The accent may be overdrawn, but the idea that he whirred through, seeing Connecticut as a symbol and a miracle and a little yellow spot, is convincing.

Accent, also called Stress, in music, momentary emphasis on a particular rhythmic or melodic detail; accent may be implied or specifically indicated, either graphically for example, >, —) or verbally (sforzato, abbreviated sfz).

General Motors, what took you so long? 3. HYUNDAI ACCENT ($15,795 base, $15,925 as tested) While not as polished as the Sonic -- my test car's wind noise was notable as it cruised comfortably at extralegal speeds -- the Accent may be the more impressive value.

Finally, accent may be used at the sentence level to draw attention to one part of the sentence rather than another (e.g., "What did you sign?" "I signed a contract to do some light housekeeping". versus "Who signed a contract?" "I signed a contract to do some light housekeeping".).

Given a particular language system, word accent may be fixed, or predictable (e.g., in French, where it occurs regularly at the end of words, or in Czech, where it occurs initially), or it may be movable, as in English, which then leaves accent free to function to distinguish one word from another that is identical segmentally (e.g., the noun permit versus the verb permit).

The accents may be different now, but not the spirit.

Regular implied accents may be temporarily displaced through the process known as syncopation.

Phonetically transcribing regional accents may be well meant, but it risks sounding insulting.

This mix of styles occasionally results in a too-many-cooks blend of tones, and the accents may be difficult for Americans to follow.

These results suggest that the perceptual change in Japanese lexical pitch-accent may be related to a shift in functional lateralization from bilateral to left hemisphere dominance.