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a cappella
adjective as in without instruments
Weak matches
adverb as in without instruments
Weak matches
Example Sentences
He introduced himself to his freshman dorm mates by performing one of his compositions, “7 Minutes in Heaven,” “a cappella, acting and singing all the parts as they sat on the bed facing him, gob-smacked.”
“When I Needed You” climaxed with a moving a cappella singalong that had virtually the entire crowd belting Jepsen’s lines about discovering how far is too far to go to accommodate a selfish partner.
“You pull it out of the piano, you put it on the harp, it’s still working, you take out of the harp, you sing it a cappella, it’s still working, good song.”
In front of a red velvet curtain with smudged mascara and a crystal teardrop on her cheek, Del Rio delivered a moving a cappella performance of “Llorando,” a Spanish-language take of Roy Orbison’s “Crying.”
It plays softly in the background, and then Bono sings it, solo, a cappella.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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