song and dance

Example Sentences

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After Hegseth gave us his version of news headlines, he performed a brief off-key song and dance before skating out of the room having accomplished little and settling nothing.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 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

Lately my ritual is as soon as I get up and brush my teeth and wash my face, I will put on a song and dance to it and do some stretching.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2025

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

From Salon • Oct. 24, 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