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Kuo would croon standards like “Take Me Out to the Ball Game.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026

Hearing Nat King Cole croon about chestnuts roasting on an open fire dozens of times is one of the many reminders that fireplaces are luxuries most of us don’t have.

From Salon ● Dec. 18, 2025

More recent interpreters underline the song’s vast reach, from Harolyn Blackwell’s operatic radiance and Norah Jones’s hushed Tanglewood version to Kenny Barron’s pensive piano meditation and Willie Nelson’s weathered country croon.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025

Del Rey’s feathery croon was totally wrong for the song, which calls for an unembarrassed quality that’s not part of her whole deal.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 27, 2025

Through the thin walls, I hear Pop's snores, Nan shifting in her sleep, a mourning dove's croon.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir

"It's my country, my fate, my dream," croons a singer.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

Now, as I ride through Koreatown, Alicia Keys croons, “Everything’s gonna be all right.”

From Slate ● May 10, 2026

As Sammie croons, he’s joined by an electric guitarist playing like Jimi Hendrix but dressed like a member of Parliament-Funkadelic.

From Salon ● May 2, 2025

During the song, “I Always Wanted a Brother,” the photorealistic lion croons about his “bruvaah” with the surreal gusto of Growltiger in “Cats.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 19, 2024

Caesar croons, “Will you come with us, Anna, George’s dear?”

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

“All I know is you need someone, in the by and by, you need someone who’s gonna cry for you,” Bird crooned, eyes closed, voice nearly breaking with emphasis on the aptly titled “Need Someone.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026

Diplomatic wheels, it seemed, were in motion, even as the lack of detail left many around the world with suspicious minds, as Elvis once crooned.

From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2026

They have crooned to covers of Taylor Swift and Sabrina Carpenter, danced in the style of K-pop stars and pretended to have beef with other boy bands—and Katy Perry, too.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 28, 2026

As I crooned “I’ll Never Get Out of this World Alive” along with Hank Williams, I added a little yodel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025

“That was not very nice, children,” she crooned.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi

Boleros are ballads noted for their slow tempo and romantic lyrics accompanied by a crooning vocal style.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026

For many, the waterfront that Lebanese singer Fairouz immortalised in 1961 -- crooning about "the coast of Alexandria, coast of love" -- is no more.

From Barron's ● Feb. 25, 2026

The label is fitting in part on a literal level because Gunn ends his movie on Superman’s smiling face with the song “Punkrocker,” which features Iggy Pop crooning, “I’m a punkrocker, yes I am.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 7, 2026

No amount of Kate Bush’s heroic crooning will save them.

From Salon ● Nov. 24, 2025

I can hear her crooning a country church song called "Long Black Train" as I slump onto the couch in defeat.

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins