tune
Example Sentences
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When looking at the stock market right now, the increasingly obvious question is to paraphrase that catchy 1940s tune: “Is you is, or is you ain’t, in a bubble?”
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
Playing a standard tune, he would frequently develop paraphrases of the melody, taking it through unlikely re-imagining of the harmonies of a song.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
Then what comes out basically in secret the next day is a gift that could benefit him to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars.
From Slate • May 26, 2026
In any case, he’s now humming a different tune.
From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026
Merriweather had her eyes closed, and seemed to be humming...only she was humming in harmony with herself, effortlessly voicing different parts of the same tune.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
Vocabulary lists containing tune
Music - Introductory
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Music - Middle School
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Music - High School
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