How to Use rhythmic in a Sentence

rhythmic

adjective
  • We could hear a rhythmic drumming outside.
  • The young drummer played a simple rhythmic beat in the dim light of the moon.
    Mujib Mashal, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2020
  • 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
  • Then there was just the cool jungle, the chatter of parakeets and macaws, and the rhythmic sound of the ocean.
    Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2019
  • 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
  • As the models emerged, the arms began a slow, rhythmic dance above.
    Rhonda Richford, WWD, 27 Jan. 2025
  • 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
  • The rhythmic movement mimics the womb and can be very soothing.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025
  • 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
  • Soon enough, others began to join her – three dozen people dancing in a strange, feverish and rhythmic pattern.
    Kay Johnson, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
  • Mark Anthony Green's feature debut opens on a heady scene with an audience intoxicated by the rhythmic melody of a figure on stage.
    Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025

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