lyric

Example Sentences

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“When people go around talking to God, it always ends in tears” is absolutely the most Bono lyric, not taking himself too seriously but also still being completely, 100% sincere.

From Salon • Mar. 10, 2026

Kristi Noem, the secretary of homeland security, called the lyric “completely disrespectful…to every single individual that has ever stood up and fought for our freedoms.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

Asked how she finds time for so many projects, she reached for a lyric from her smash track "365."

From Barron's • Jan. 24, 2026

Ebert’s words remind me of a lyric from the album’s title track: “There’s nothing special about the place, nothing too hard to recreate.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026

The instinct passed through me in the form of a word, a bold lyric, strong, declarative.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover