unaccented
adjective
un·ac·cent·ed
ˌən-ˈak-ˌsen-təd 
chiefly British -sən-
Examples of unaccented in a Sentence
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To represent this to an American audience, the playwright has the characters speak in unaccented English of a conversational (and occasionally profane) variety when communicating in their native tongue.
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Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2024
Will audiences or awards voters respond to Joaquin Phoenix’s unaccented Napoleon?
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2023
But the timbre was often too metallic for my taste, and bubbles of accented syllables alternated with unaccented syllables that simply disappeared.
—Dallas News, 23 Sep. 2022
Her voice is warm and smooth, with the unaccented cadence of someone who has lived on both American coasts, as well as in Europe.
—Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 22 Nov. 2022
In English, what a fascinating and great choice to speak unaccented English to mark when your characters are speaking Farsi.
—Jeryl Brunner, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2022
And four years after that breakthrough, services such as Temi still claim no better than 95 percent—and then only for recordings of clear, unaccented speech.
—Wade Roush, Scientific American, 1 May 2020
Cristina Alarcon said in perfect, unaccented English.
—Julie Hernandez, The Mercury News, 21 June 2019
The stop-motion puppet dogs speak clear, unaccented English.
—Vanessa Hua, SFChronicle.com, 21 June 2018
Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2024
Will audiences or awards voters respond to Joaquin Phoenix’s unaccented Napoleon?
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2023
But the timbre was often too metallic for my taste, and bubbles of accented syllables alternated with unaccented syllables that simply disappeared.
—Dallas News, 23 Sep. 2022
Her voice is warm and smooth, with the unaccented cadence of someone who has lived on both American coasts, as well as in Europe.
—Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 22 Nov. 2022
In English, what a fascinating and great choice to speak unaccented English to mark when your characters are speaking Farsi.
—Jeryl Brunner, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2022
And four years after that breakthrough, services such as Temi still claim no better than 95 percent—and then only for recordings of clear, unaccented speech.
—Wade Roush, Scientific American, 1 May 2020
Cristina Alarcon said in perfect, unaccented English.
—Julie Hernandez, The Mercury News, 21 June 2019
The stop-motion puppet dogs speak clear, unaccented English.
—Vanessa Hua, SFChronicle.com, 21 June 2018
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“Unaccented.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unaccented. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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