without accompaniment

Example Sentences

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Tone-deaf and stricken by the reality of hearing themselves sing without accompaniment, the Butcher loses all sense of rhythm, pitch and even the lyrics to their favorite song.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 27, 2023

But in her case, that’s a solo trick, destined to be played without accompaniment.

From Washington Post • Feb. 22, 2023

Throughout the hard-rocking rendition of the Phil Hanseroth-penned oldie, Carlile vacillated between a raspy growl and clean-and-pristine pitch perfectionist, nailing her wind-down closing notes without accompaniment.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 11, 2022

They had been singing without accompaniment for much of the preceding hour; now they also went without microphones, on a version of “The Earth Has No Skin,” by the way-out indie folk singer Jana Hunter.

From New York Times • Aug. 1, 2011

It seldom happens that dancing takes place without accompaniment, either by the dancers or by others.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" by Various