sense of rhythm
noun phrase
: the ability to dance or play music to stay with the beat of the accompanying music
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Today, 3 years into his ADP CFO role, McGuire reflects on how Wall Street has instilled a sense of rhythm into his job.
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Jack Sweeney, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
Despite their efforts, Klum confessed to PEOPLE that her husband didn't have a great sense of rhythm and the two were still stuck on their first routine.
—Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 14 Aug. 2024
Music, of course, is built upon a sense of rhythm, a sense of time itself.
—Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 18 June 2024
Hu employed long tracking shots and dynamic jump cuts to create a dramatic, almost spiritual sense of rhythm, while the pitter-patter of racing feet, the bright clang of weapons, and the swish of bodies rushing through the foliage imparts a musical effect not unlike the pleasures of ASMR.
—Vikram Murthi, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2024
The artist, who now lives in Massachusetts, has a sense of rhythm that truly was developed by music.
—Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2023
But rapping against the beat at length without noticing, ignoring every tenet in the world of Western music, clashing with the natural sapien sense of rhythm, those are different things entirely.
—Jonathan Rowe, Spin, 22 Aug. 2023
Optimism is frequently regarded as a genetic trait, similar to being a morning person or having a natural sense of rhythm.
—Ildeme Mahinay Koch, Forbes, 4 May 2023
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Jack Sweeney, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
Despite their efforts, Klum confessed to PEOPLE that her husband didn't have a great sense of rhythm and the two were still stuck on their first routine.
—Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 14 Aug. 2024
Music, of course, is built upon a sense of rhythm, a sense of time itself.
—Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 18 June 2024
Hu employed long tracking shots and dynamic jump cuts to create a dramatic, almost spiritual sense of rhythm, while the pitter-patter of racing feet, the bright clang of weapons, and the swish of bodies rushing through the foliage imparts a musical effect not unlike the pleasures of ASMR.
—Vikram Murthi, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2024
The artist, who now lives in Massachusetts, has a sense of rhythm that truly was developed by music.
—Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2023
But rapping against the beat at length without noticing, ignoring every tenet in the world of Western music, clashing with the natural sapien sense of rhythm, those are different things entirely.
—Jonathan Rowe, Spin, 22 Aug. 2023
Optimism is frequently regarded as a genetic trait, similar to being a morning person or having a natural sense of rhythm.
—Ildeme Mahinay Koch, Forbes, 4 May 2023
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“Sense of rhythm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sense%20of%20rhythm. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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