How to Use pitter-patter in a Sentence

pitter-patter

noun
  • So many of their masterpieces open with pitter-patter percussion or a kick drum.
    — New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
  • The sky was covered by clouds as a light, steady rain pitter-pattered outside and inside Children’s Mercy Park.
    — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Alexander-Walker is a pitter-patter, defensive-minded guard.
    — Fred Katz, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • There is nothing quite like a teenager named Rafa sprinting across red clay to make the hearts of fans in the Spanish capital go pitter-patter and dream of future glory.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Metro and his co-producers nailed the full scope of the futuristic era, from the earworm melodies of neon synths and spooky keys with reverb to the subtleties of the pitter-pattering drum programming.
    — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2025
  • The delicate pitter-patter of a drum’s cymbal is the only sound to break through the thick brick wall of the obscure performance venue, Sun Space, and reach the wide, desolate Sunland Boulevard.
    — Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
  • The squeals, heavy breathing, and tail thrashing of the headline attraction, the ominous pitter-patter of a chestburster scuttling across the floor, and the characteristic crunch of a chestburster smashing through an unfortunate ribcage are all integral to the extra-terrestrial horror.
    — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2025

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