crooned

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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

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

Aerosmith, the Eagles and the Rolling Stones crooned from the speakers at Vacation Bar in Santa Ana last Thursday.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2025

‘Ay, Jefe,’” Tlo Pepe crooned to imitate the cronies.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez