strumming

Example Sentences

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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

“Too many people that don’t know Mississippi think of it as a river, steamboats and some old guy strumming a banjo on a broken porch,” says Mr. Carswell.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025

A man mourns the loss of his dead celebrity mom, who unexpectedly appears before him as a hologram in his childhood home, singing and strumming a guitar.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2025

A girl wearing a fedora hat is singing “Skinny Love” and strumming her guitar in the dining room.

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman