Example Sentences

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Blending folk-infused pop songs with anthemic choruses, he has built a reputation for emotionally open songwriting.

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026

Its anthemic but urgent single “Beds Are Burning” became one of the group’s best-known hits, topping out at number 17 on the Hot 100 in 1988.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2026

All those opportunities stemmed from a single performance at the 2019 Grammys, where Carlile delivered a spine-tingling version of The Joke, an anthemic ballad for the persecuted.

From BBC • Oct. 23, 2025

In lieu of inspiring, anthemic music, the score, by Nala Sinephro, is a jagged, discordant thing more akin to noise.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 2, 2025

It’s gorgeous, as is the shot of 20,000 people in the audience singing along at the top of their lungs to the Indigo Girls’ anthemic “Closer to Fine.”

From Salon • Sep. 23, 2025