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Kuo would croon standards like “Take Me Out to the Ball Game.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026

Later, he switches up the lyrics to “Are You Lonesome Tonight?” to croon, “Do you gaze at your forehead and wish you had hair?”

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 2026

More recent interpreters underline the song’s vast reach, from Harolyn Blackwell’s operatic radiance and Norah Jones’s hushed Tanglewood version to Kenny Barron’s pensive piano meditation and Willie Nelson’s weathered country croon.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025

“It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue” felt like a gentle croon as compared to the frantic desperation of the original, but still felt decisive.

From Salon ● Apr. 29, 2025

As dangerous as the Chimaera, and as rare, the Manticore is reputed to croon softly as it devours its prey.

From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling

The eight-minute “Actress” is an aural trip that croons of a lazy wannabe-actress, before it climbs to rocking, triumphal heights with a soaring string section.

From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2026

Now, as I ride through Koreatown, Alicia Keys croons, “Everything’s gonna be all right.”

From Slate ● May 10, 2026

A 92-year-old who croons contemporary pop hits, garnering more than 600,000 followers on TikTok, says he feels "very, very fortunate".

From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2025

“Oh Lara, Lara,” the AI voice croons, “what have you done, the party’s fallin’ down, it’s no longer fun.”

From Seattle Times ● May 21, 2024

"Come here, Cuca," she croons, taking the baby from Fifi's hands.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez

Diplomatic wheels, it seemed, were in motion, even as the lack of detail left many around the world with suspicious minds, as Elvis once crooned.

From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2026

They have crooned to covers of Taylor Swift and Sabrina Carpenter, danced in the style of K-pop stars and pretended to have beef with other boy bands—and Katy Perry, too.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 28, 2026

As I crooned “I’ll Never Get Out of this World Alive” along with Hank Williams, I added a little yodel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025

TVs across the state blared what became known as the “banjo ad,” in which a country singer crooned that Newby would bring “justice tough but fair.”

From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2025

He opened the pouch on his jerkin and crooned to something nestled inside.

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill

For many, the waterfront that Lebanese singer Fairouz immortalised in 1961 -- crooning about "the coast of Alexandria, coast of love" -- is no more.

From Barron's ● Feb. 25, 2026

The label is fitting in part on a literal level because Gunn ends his movie on Superman’s smiling face with the song “Punkrocker,” which features Iggy Pop crooning, “I’m a punkrocker, yes I am.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 7, 2026

No amount of Kate Bush’s heroic crooning will save them.

From Salon ● Nov. 24, 2025

The tour comes hot on the heels of Gaga's latest album, Mayhem, widely regarded as a return to high-concept pop after a spell of method acting and jazz crooning.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2025

I can hear her crooning a country church song called "Long Black Train" as I slump onto the couch in defeat.

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins