belted

Example Sentences

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To unite the Italian host cities, the Olympic flame was passed out of the stadium as Bocelli belted and the torch simultaneously reached two cauldrons.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026

A big backer of the coalition government, who even belted out Marvin Gaye on the Lib Dem conference stage and attempted to stand in the leafy south-west London constituency of Richmond Park.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026

I’m surrounded by moms in cool belted trench coats, wrinkleless moms with shiny, bouncy hair, moms in Alo Yoga outfits, their figures indistinguishable from their teenage daughters’.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026

Can we really have the Premier League without Mr Brightside being belted out every week?

From BBC • Jan. 4, 2026

His pleated black trousers were belted tight but his chest and shoulders looked just huge.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver