song and dance
Example Sentences
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That’s a thing to do — works especially well, I would imagine, for bands like the Eagles and other groups that don’t do a whole lot of song and dance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
As Pope Leo arrived, rhythmic music blared from loudspeakers with inmates breaking into song and dance under the stern gaze of prison officers.
From Barron's ● Apr. 23, 2026
And we had this long song and dance where I didn’t want to apply and said, “I’m not interested for all sorts of reasons.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026
At the opening ceremony, members of the Guajajara indigenous group, in traditional dress, performed a welcome song and dance for assembled diplomats.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2025
Instead, all the school officials present were giving us the same song and dance about our not responding to our attackers in order to maintain peace.
From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals
