strum

Example Sentences

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"I've wanted to take up the guitar ever since I seen my granda play. I was only six or seven when I started trying to strum his guitar."

From BBC • Nov. 14, 2025

But the rigorous process of interviews, followed by group activities and then a 60-second showcase, sees Mr Hall cut before the chance to strum a chord in front of judges.

From BBC • Nov. 18, 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