Sentence examples for put-on accent from inspiring English sources

He sings with an attention-grabbing put-on accent and dances awkwardly, with overemphatic, balletic gestures.

The performances by Leonardo DiCaprio, Russell Crowe, and Mark Strong as the three principals were particularly mentioned, including DiCaprio's involvement with his character, Crowe's put-on accent and weight, and Strong's urbane sophistication.

He left amusing phone messages for friends, singing songs he had written and putting on accents.

Twenty minutes later, the same two men walk past the policeman a second time, each in long robes and putting on accents.

Some speak like foreigners, others are clearly putting on accents – Wong, who plays Khan, is British but doesn't sound it – while others are just muddling through.

The monologue matched his funniest and most exuberant ever, with Stewart using his full bag of tricks — putting on accents, mugging for the camera, his hands flying around in front of him.

But why do some English speakers put on accents when in other countries?

The Academy Awards are mostly known for their bloated, hideous ceremony and nominating Famous White People Put on Accents and Pretend to Be from Another Historical Era for everything.

The Academy Awards are mostly known for their bloated, hideous ceremony and nominating Famous White People Who Put on Accents and Pretend to Be from Another Historical Era for everything.

Rooney Mara speaks English with a put-on Swedish accent.

Put on an accent, try a foreign accent like French or German, but practise beforehand or else you'll just fail horribly.