spoken word
Example Sentences
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Barclay's hour-long spoken word performance draws on his upbringing in Huddersfield and his experience of the industrial landscape of northern England, against a soundtrack of live percussion and horn.
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026
“The spoken word is perhaps the quintessential form of protected speech,” Justice Neil Gorsuch writes for the majority in Chiles v.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026
As for Quinn, she recently spent time in Abbey Road Studios, where that Beatles magic was originally created, working on the spoken word limited edition “Rocky Horror” vinyl.
From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2025
Glennie: I’ve never recorded anything combining the poetic spoken word and music before, and I haven’t been exposed to any examples of this kind of collaboration.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2025
And in that heartbeat of a moment between the thought and the spoken word, it struck Cara that Mr. Larson didn’t have to be doing or saying any of this.
From "The Landry News" by Andrew Clements
