sing-song
Example Sentences
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It’s hard for me to think about O’Herlihy’s buildings without thinking first about the man himself: his buoyant voice, quick smile and sing-song enthusiasm.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
“Company,” a reggae tune with a guest appearance from Jamaican dancehall vocalist Buju Banton, gives Ms. Lennox an opportunity to try on a sing-song melodic guise and it suits her.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 27, 2026
His speech ping-ponged between self-pity and incoherence, delivered in that odd sing-song quiet voice he uses when his aides tell him to act "serious."
From Salon ● Aug. 21, 2024
"Whatever it is, it's definitely not politics," she says, her jaunty sing-song voice soaring into a laugh.
From BBC ● May 26, 2024
And as he mounted and swung about to leave the British officer, he heard her shrilling in a horrible sing-song, ‘He loves the Brit-ish. He loves the Brit-ish.’
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
