Staccato in a sentence as an adjective

Your suggestion has a nice staccato rhythm, somewhat building pith as it goes.

I like the staccato motion of films like that and hfr may be too real, honestly I'd have to see it before I could answer.

When I first saw `scat` I wondered if it was a shorthand for `staccato`, or perhaps even a reference to scat singing?

I'm used to expressing myself, however poorly, staccato finger gestures at 104 keys at a desk at 100+ WPM.

This reminds me of a study I read a few years ago finding that urban birdsong is faster and more staccato than rural/pastoral birdsong.

Both writing styles are pretty similar - one is simply more staccato and contains over-the-top faux-dialog with the reader.

Staccato in a sentence as an adverb

The note, whether it was sharp or flat, the fingering to play it on my horn, the meter, the tempo, whether to play staccato or legato, fortissimo or piano, etc.

It has intricate rhythm and harmony, staccato paragraphs and legato headers that blend into a melody of enlightened web design.

[Japanese can sound pretty "busy" because of the staccato nature of its pronunciation, but that doesn't necessarily mean there's actually more information there...]

I'd assume the accelerometer is able to differentiate between the sharp staccato of a rapping of the knuckles vs. the steady circular motion of rolling.

It seems to me that the people who want to see 27 pictures of Beyoncé with staccato-sentenced captions - and haven't grown sick of this type of content yet - probably don't ever want to read a long article about something more important than Paris Kardashian.

Staccato definitions

adjective

(music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply; "staccato applause"; "a staccato command"; "staccato notes"

See also: disconnected

adverb

separating the notes; in music; "play this staccato, please"