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
There is something uniquely tangible in the sequences of worship with song and dance, as if you feel it with your body as much as watch or listen with your eyes and ears.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 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
Look here, there's no need to make a song and dance of it.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
