crooning

Example Sentences

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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

The engineer’s crooning drifted back, songs she did not recognize, debris from the north kicked up by the gale.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead