How to Use inflection in a Sentence
inflection
noun
- She read the lines with an upward inflection.
- She spoke with no inflection.
- English has fewer inflections than many other languages.
- Most English adjectives do not require inflection.
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The rhythms, the tics, the inflections are simply not the same.
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Will Stephenson,
Harper's Magazine,
16 Aug. 2023
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So the inflection will dictate the contours and the rhythm of the tune.
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D. T. Max,
The New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2022
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Robert Norman has all the tics of Spock — the tilt of the head, the flat inflection when speaking.
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Matthew J. Palm,
OrlandoSentinel.com,
1 June 2018
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From behind a mask, tone and inflection are the new smiles.
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Jim Axelrod,
CBS News,
6 Sep. 2020
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Chowdhury paused and changed the inflection of his voice.
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Elliot Ackerman,
Wired,
23 Feb. 2021
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From the hair, the American flag pin on her cream suit and the inflection in her words, Rudolph nailed it!
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Ronda Racha Penrice,
Essence,
8 Nov. 2020
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The tone in Holthus’ inflection is a dead giveaway to the progression of a play, Black said.
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Sam McDowell,
kansascity,
24 Dec. 2017
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In this case, a flat delivery was the right inflection to use.
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Jay Sullivan,
Forbes,
7 Sep. 2024
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The cat cow pose is great for stretching your back and working on spinal inflection.
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Madeline Howard,
Women's Health,
23 Feb. 2023
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And are there inflection points in the slope of the development of that number?
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CBS News,
24 Jan. 2021
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If sound could be seen, tears of joy would have been dripping off each inflection.
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Steven Goff,
chicagotribune.com,
7 June 2018
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Dogs are inflection points on the timeline of human lives.
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Washington Post,
25 June 2021
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Both of them are at different inflection points in a way.
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Emily Longeretta,
Variety,
18 June 2022
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There’s a glint in their eye that wasn’t there before, or a slight inflection of excitement in their voice…joy.
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Jasmine Browley,
Essence,
26 Oct. 2022
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The guys, just learning his voice inflection in the huddle for guys can be a big difference.
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Les Bowen,
Philly.com,
13 Jan. 2018
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The first of those inflection points came from rush end Solomon Byrd, who burst around the edge during the opening possession of the second half.
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Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Sep. 2022
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This allows for more nuance, emotion, and inflection in the cloned voice.
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Jennifer Alsever,
Fortune,
4 May 2021
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The inflection told me the chimpanzees were surprised or uneasy.
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National Geographic,
17 Apr. 2019
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The warm afternoon wind that moderates the climate, and adds the Mediterranean inflection to the weather, is called the Ora.
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Cathy Huyghe,
Forbes,
29 Oct. 2021
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Vocally, these songs expect so much from you with the harmonies and the inflections.
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Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
31 Jan. 2024
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My dad was an avid lover of Sam Cooke, so I was introduced to his music along with gospel and jazz inflections.
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Greg Burnett,
cleveland,
17 Oct. 2019
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One way or the other, all leaders face inflection points.
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Vince Molinaro,
Forbes,
4 Aug. 2022
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Q. Many voices are calling this a big inflection point for the bond market.
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Stan Choe,
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,
15 July 2017
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Humor is famously all in the timing, and when the score dictates rhythm and inflection, a singer doesn’t have a lot of leeway to find the sweet spot.
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Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
24 Nov. 2021
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The meaning is changed ever so slightly by the inflection.
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Luke O'Neil,
Esquire,
6 Sep. 2017
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The analysts kept an overweight rating on shares, noting the company is still early in its high-bandwidth-memory inflection.
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Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2024
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