Sentence examples for accents a from inspiring English sources

Walls are cream, accents a lustrous black.

I give the Scottish accents a try.

Are accents a proud expression of regional origin or a barrier to communication?

Drew darts skeptical glances from beneath a swoop of hair that accents a charismatic oddity.

At L20 in Chicago, Laurent Gras accents a warm scallop and tomato dish with sassafras and hibiscus.

Two crystal chandeliers, hand-carved pink quarry stone accents, a granite staircase laden with Talavera tiles and an intricate Moorish ceiling decorate the marble-floored central hall.

Much of the acting is stilted (and the accents a mishmash — is that an Irish brogue coming from the local priest?), and the blocking can feel awkward.

The actors' ethnicity, however, continually intrudes, via strong accents, a laconic yet highly physicalised playing style and the inescapable fact of their skin colour.

Along the way we would bump into several young women from Japan; an improbable number of Germans and French, one climbing barefoot; and -- based on ball caps and accents -- a large part of the vacationing American college population.

Q. Are some actors just bad at accents? A. I think there's a way in to an accent that's different from person to person, so there isn't one way that you would teach an accent.

Q. Are there common mistakes American actors make doing British accents? A. It's easy to fall into the stereotype of overly posh, as if everyone speaks in a posh way.