sing-song
Example Sentences
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Virgo's voice came with a sing-song tempo, rising and falling in that familiar brogue.
From BBC ● Feb. 4, 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
I had a specific rhythm in mind, and the directness of Katie’s words was followed by something a bit sing-song.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2024
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
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
