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She looked so at ease, and she was, cracking jokes with the moms in her native language and letting the kids strum on her guitar.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 6, 2024

Ever since a couple of bandmates were late to rehearsal a decade earlier, when DeBardi first realized he could strum a guitar and strike a drum in the same motion, he’d occasionally performed solo.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 16, 2024

And because the musicians play so precisely onstage — each strum in place, each groove just right — the songs differed little from the versions permanently stored in your head.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 6, 2024

At the 1969 Montreal recording of “Give Peace a Chance,” only two acoustic guitars strum along.

From New York Times ● Dec. 28, 2023

They beat the drums and strum the mandolins while their feet tap the ground.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung

Except that there aren’t any Ed Sheeran things like this: a single, unbroken camera shot of the ginger-haired English songwriter as he walks, runs, sings and strums his way around New York.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 20, 2025

“KPop Demon Hunters” strums some the same chords in a more innocent key, swapping in a K-pop trio for Delta blues masters.

From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2025

Sporting noise-canceling headphones, she sings and strums along to a grunge track as Alma watches from outside her periphery.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2024

He strums the guitar and softly delivers the lines:

From BBC ● Jan. 1, 2024

“This sound okay, Sparrow?” she asks as she strums a chord.

From "Sparrow" by Sarah Moon

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham on Monday strummed on a guitar and also went to a shopping mall destroyed by a Russian strike as he visited Kyiv to show his country's support for Ukraine.

From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026

“Oganesson” is constructed around his delicate strummed riff, which recalls the ease of bossa nova, and it has an airiness and jazziness not found elsewhere on the record.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2025

Instead, a good 50% of the tracks retreat to safer ground - slowly strummed songs of devotion, packed with valentine card sentiments.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2025

As Petty strummed the chords to his future FM radio staple “Don’t Do Me Like That,” Campbell told Petty, “I’d give my right arm if I could write a song like that.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 14, 2025

Sure of everyone’s attention, he cocked his head and strummed, pausing to listen to the sound.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

He took out his guitar, started strumming, and soon created the folk song that would become an anthem for his small opposition group, Not In My Backyard Imperial.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026

I groaned as strumming Spanish guitars played underneath a cheerful introduction welcoming me to the “Jewel of the Missions” — a slogan that boosters coined decades ago.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2026

As they shot the breeze, McCartney started strumming.

From BBC ● May 27, 2026

But then we see him at the top of the cliff, strumming the banjo that Maude gave him, choosing to live, although he’d just lost what led him to come to the conclusion.

From Salon ● Feb. 17, 2026

Jim and Roger followed behind him, strumming their guitars.

From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez