singsong

Example Sentences

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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

“When I think about things, I kind of convert them into cartoon characters,” explained Shilling in her cheerful, singsong voice.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2025

The Frankenstein patchwork of his face has echoes of Alasdair Gray's chiselled artwork and he uses the same gentle accent and singsong voice as Gray himself.

From BBC • Jan. 13, 2024

“That’s wonderful!” she exclaimed, in a singsong voice.

From New York Times • Aug. 8, 2023

Old Sela the vixen muttered her charms and spells in a singsong voice.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques