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How to use twang in a sentence

15 example sentences · noun, verb

Twang means the sharp, quick sound of a vibrating tight string, for example, of a bow or a musical instrument. Example: “Despite having lived in Canada for 20 years, he still has that Eastern European twang in his voice.”

Examples of twang by meaning

nounA trace of a regional or foreign accent in someone's voice.

  • Despite having lived in Canada for 20 years, he still has that Eastern European twang in his voice.
  • Judging by the new voice over the PA, we've had a crew change in Plymouth - the warning about masks and the apology for lack of catering is made in a chirpy Cockney twang rather than a West Country burr.2020 December 2, Paul Bigland, “My weirdest and wackiest Rover yet”, in Rail, page 65

nounA sharp, pungent taste or flavor; sometimes, a disagreeable one specifically.

  • What do people do when they make buttermilk for the public that gives buttermilk that twang taste?2011, Marvin Carpenter, The 1929 Depression: Hey! That’s Perry County!, Bloomington, Ind.: iUniverse, →ISBN, page 2

More sentences with twang

  • I remarked a certain twang in his southern pronunciation.From the entry remark
  • Crèspy's patois and Midi twang battled for meaning against my stonewall classroom phrases.1985, Richard Holmes, chapter 1, in Footsteps: Adventures of a Romantic Biographer, London: Hodder & Stoughton, →ISBN; republished London…. From the entry stonewall
  • Every time that inwit twanged ─ I have conscience like you, reverend sir!"1960, Marcia Davenport, Constant Image. From the entry inwit
  • It's too old-fashioned and has, to her mind, a slightly whiny sound, like the twang of a country and western guitar.2019 February 7, Elly Griffiths, The Stone Circle: The Dr Ruth Galloway Mysteries 11, Hachette UK, →ISBN. From the entry laura
  • Not in “Cincy,” with the twang that was so often heard in casual conversation in the corner “Pony Keg” mini-marts.2010, Ben Kamin, Nothing Like Sunshine: A Story in the Aftermath of the MLK Assassination, East Lansing, Mich.: Michigan State University…. From the entry pony keg
  • As Paban sings, he twangs a khomok hand drum or thunders away at the dubki, a sort of rustic tambourine.2009 September 11, William Dalrymple, “Singing and dancing with the Bauls of Bengal”, in Guardian. From the entry dubki
  • He had the most incredible Midwestern twang you ever heard.1977, Black Belt, volume 15, number 2, page 42. From the entry Oakie
  • Probably by the time Posy is twelve I shall be keeping you all.” Posy put on an American twang.1936, Noel Streatfeild, Ballet Shoes: A Story of Three Children on the Stage. From the entry and how
  • Last week an editorial in the New York Law Journal urged a youthful revolt against the city, twanged an idyll of lawing in the country.1923, Briton Hadden, Time - Volume 29, page 59. From the entry law
  • Max noticed that Cotton’s own tone had changed, becoming noticeably more upper class, as if he were trying to out-suave Randolph by putting on a home-counties twang.2012, G. M. Malliet, A Fatal Winter: A Max Tudor Novel, Minotaur Books, →ISBN. From the entry out-suave
  • Also, Wendy Rule's album Deity features a song called Think of the Day which has that great guitar twang and laidback blues sound making it very Twin Peaksy indeed.1998 August 1, Nick Verso, “Re: Twin Peaks Soundtrack Rulez”, in alt.tv.twin-peaks (Usenet). From the entry Twin Peaksy
  • Last week a group of four high-spirited folksters known as the Weavers had succeeded in shouting, twanging and crooning folk singing out of its cloistered corner.1950 September 25, “Music: Out of the Corner”, in Time. From the entry high-spirited

Meaning of twang

  1. noun The sharp, quick sound of a vibrating tight string, for example, of a bow or a musical instrument.
  2. noun A particular sharp vibrating sound characteristic of electric guitars.
  3. noun A trace of a regional or foreign accent in someone's voice.

Full definition of twang

Questions about twang in a sentence

How do you use twang in a sentence?
Twang is used as a noun and verb. For example: “Despite having lived in Canada for 20 years, he still has that Eastern European twang in his voice.”
What is a short sentence with twang?
“I remarked a certain twang in his southern pronunciation.”
What does twang mean?
Twang means the sharp, quick sound of a vibrating tight string, for example, of a bow or a musical instrument.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: twang (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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