a cappella

Example Sentences

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“I loved my brother,” he sings, a cappella.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

And on nights when the power went out, Cubans gathered in the street to play dominoes or sing classic songs a cappella.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

It plays softly in the background, and then Bono sings it, solo, a cappella.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 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

Now it sounded like her math teacher that one time he had tried to perform a cappella but had stepped on a Lego piece.

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