a cappella
Example Sentences
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“I loved my brother,” he sings, a cappella.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
He had proposed that, if they’re both single, they try to find each other at the a cappella group’s show the following year.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2025
“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.”
From Salon • Aug. 13, 2025
But as soon as it was over, I went back and listened to “Springsteen” a cappella in 30-mile-an-hour winds that night, and I knew it was good.
From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2025
Anyway, like I said, Dad has never come this close to winning the big countywide holiday a cappella contest, and I’ve never been more excited for him.
From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein
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