How to Use rhythmic in a Sentence

rhythmic

adjective
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  • We could hear a rhythmic drumming outside.
  • Against the rhythmic whoosh of my own breath in the snorkel, the reef crackles with the dawn brigade of fish feeding off the coral.
    — Women's Health, 31 July 2023
  • Foot by foot, the rig’s hammer slammed the pillar into the ground with the rhythmic beat of a metronome.
    — Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2024
  • Winger grabbed the javelin near the back of the runway, then urged the Hayward crowd into a rhythmic clap.
    — oregonlive, 22 July 2022
  • The rhythmic moves were as graceful as in our mind’s eye.
    — Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2021
  • The crowd on the banks echoed them, and soon the rhythmic clacking of their salmon call drowned out even the speedboaters in the distance.
    — Tony Schick, ProPublica, 4 Aug. 2022
  • Same hilly route through the woods, same rhythmic music of paws on snow.
    — Katie Galioto, Star Tribune, 26 Jan. 2021
  • The Chagossians led the way inland with a rhythmic whack of machetes.
    — Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic, 15 June 2022
  • So disengaged were the Red Sox, the most rhythmic beat of a can might not have helped.
    — Mike Anthony, courant.com, 7 Nov. 2020
  • Traube says that slow, rhythmic breathing can slow down the heart rate.
    — Maria Del Russo, Woman's Day, 28 Apr. 2020
  • The rhythmic rising and falling of a Clouser is hard for any fish to pass up.
    — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 17 Jan. 2024
  • Beyond that, the single also makes waves in the pop and rhythmic spheres.
    — Trevor Anderson, Billboard, 7 Oct. 2021
  • That rhythmic, white noise is the background music to our call.
    — Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2020
  • Once on the trail, the hiking is rhythmic, and for most, sustainable for many hours.
    — Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com, 27 June 2020
  • The rhythmic lull of a steady gait soothes worries and stimulates thought.
    — Timothy Farrington, WSJ, 30 Mar. 2023
  • The account of the Brahms is a feast of rhythmic clarity and lyrical thrust.
    — Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2020
  • Each time the pack galloped closer to the spectators, the rhythmic thuds of the thoroughbreds echoed across the field.
    — Christina Goldbaum, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2024
  • On top of that, his rap is catchy and rhythmic, which makes for easy listening.
    — Samantha Lawyer, Country Living, 8 Mar. 2021
  • Though catchy and rhythmic, the song's deep lyrics read like a page out of a philosophy book.
    — Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 11 Apr. 2021
  • The rhythmic patterns and loud colors of his figures could be seen to make their own kind of noise.
    — Roberta Smith, New York Times, 20 June 2021
  • So that was just a little bit of kind of rhythmic and feeling the difference in it.
    — Kara Warner, PEOPLE.com, 25 Dec. 2021
  • Women wept and men beat their chests in rhythmic chants of mourning.
    — Nazih Osseiran, WSJ, 15 Oct. 2021
  • The duo was critical to the label’s switch from orchestral soul to a blend of rhythmic funk and rock.
    — Thania Garcia, Variety, 29 Jan. 2023
  • The homeowner described hearing through the door the rhythmic thwacks of the machete.
    — Michelle Hunter | Staff Writer, NOLA.com, 26 Oct. 2020
  • To the relentless, rhythmic beat of a tick-tock soundtrack, words unfold on the video screen.
    — Christopher Knightart Critic, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2022
  • Most of us walked in our Keds sneakers, a rhythmic bop and heads in gentle motion.
    — Doris Bittar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 July 2022
  • Now that would be a righteous, rhythmic addition to the canon.
    — John Edward Hasse, WSJ, 14 May 2021
  • At one point, a group of four was sending flying what looked like a dozen pins in a rhythmic flurry.
    — Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Jan. 2024
  • Or, as a more chilled alternative to the market, head across the island instead to the bountiful buffet brunch at the Atlantis Historic Inn (120 dollars per person), which comes with a rhythmic soundtrack of Atlantic waves pounding the craggy coast.
    — Patrick Scott, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Try to focus on deep, rhythmic breathing, or incorporate a sort of walking meditation into your runs.
    — Kelly Burch Published, Verywell Health, 7 Jan. 2025

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