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

Singers Lauren Jauregui of Fifth Harmony and Scott Hoying, a founding member of the a cappella group Pentatonix, will rep the music industry.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 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

I don't know how the original sounds, but this guy's howler-monkey a cappella rendition of it leaves a lot to be desired.

From "Will Grayson, Will Grayson" by John Green and David Levithan