Sentence examples for beat slightly from inspiring English sources

The theme is a saraband — a slow Baroque dance in triple time — and Sebők demonstrated how to get a magical lilt: you subtly elongate the second beat and shorten the third, in effect playing the third beat slightly late.

For swing tunes, Riddle developed his trademark "heartbeat rhythm," a steady, driving beat, slightly slower than most swing charts, and meant to emulate "the pulse rate of the human heart after a brisk walk," in Riddle's words.

Then he abandons the squared-off rhythm entirely, turning the bass line into a chunky chord progression overlaid with a flighty, pointillistic top line and countered by a stamped beat slightly at odds with the music's pulse.

Add 3/4 cup sugar and beat slightly.

Strain egg yolks into saucepan and beat slightly with wire whisk.

My heart began to beat slightly faster as I digested the potential benefits of this announcement for food allergic families in the United States.

Lately, brothers Paul and Phil Hartnoll reunited for a great new album called Wonky, in which their distinctive mixture of crunching beats, slightly melancholic tunes, and busy melodies could all be found in full.

Their beat was slightly off.

Unexpectedly, my friend turned out to be quite tasty and beat a slightly porky investment banker.

Da Matta did not miss a beat, turning slightly to the right and plowing ahead through Fernandez's smoke.

Amid this uncertainty, Oracle reported fourth-quarter earnings yesterday that beat expectations slightly and showed a rise in revenues from new licenses.