sing

Example Sentences

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"Is friendship all just for show?" they sing over a melancholy guitar line.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

In August 1965, when she was only six years old, Cohen begged her parents to let her stay up past her bedtime and watch Paul McCartney sing “Yesterday” on Sullivan’s popular variety show.

From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026

“My intent was clear: to simply demonstrate and sing the national anthem.”

From Slate • May 28, 2026

Bimbo is maneuvered into a graveyard whose tombstones sway and sing, and whose ground opens up to reveal teeth.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

Beside him, seven-foot-tall twins strum hologram guitars and sing a song of gratitude for safe sisters and two-spirit relatives.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith