singsong

Example Sentences

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“Of course I have bragging rights,” she said in a singsong tone after the game.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

He is so many stages beyond the phase of life when I would speak to him in a singsong voice about patchwork elephants that it is laughable even to think of it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 1, 2026

Spacious, ethereal and recorded at Metro Boomin’s house, the track’s disorienting, calliope-style melody and barely there drums leave an open gulf for ILoveMakonnen’s singsong vocal to shine.

From New York Times • Mar. 28, 2024

An a capella singsong took hold on the cobbled street.

From BBC • Jul. 28, 2023

Mrs. Clarke spoke in that overly sweet, up-and-down singsong tone grown-ups sometimes use to steer children past awkward moments.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood