song and dance

Example Sentences

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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

Linda and her therapist normally have their patient-practioner song and dance down to a science.

From Salon • Oct. 24, 2025

Our chat began with the usual song and dance of gay online dating: Cute dog.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 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