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Example Sentences Including 'percussive'
I leaped ashore and, moments later, the percussive beat of samba broke through the sounds of nature.Globe and Mail (2003)
More recently he has drifted towards a more percussive open-ended approach with funk overtones.Times, Sunday Times (2001)
Sounds phase through the hall and at times the percussive pianos have miraculously morphed to create sounds of a vast array of instruments.Globe and Mail (2003)
The percussive energy of the powder charge is converted into the kinetic energy of the musket ball.THE HUNTING OF MAN (2004)
The sharp, percussive boom of the initial blast comes from a sudden burp of gas that explodes near the surface.New Scientist (1999)
The un-uniformed officer beat a jovial little percussive solo onto the jeep's roof with her fingers, `You know Saks, Josie?BEHINDLINGS (2002)
Woolrich chose the ensemble deliberately to avoid the clanging percussive sound of most new music groups.Times, Sunday Times (2001)
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