choir
noun
a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.
choirlike
-
a word derived from
choir.
Example Sentences
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A multitracked Eryn Allen Kane wafts choirlike harmonies — and gospel-tinged sentiments like “I’mma live forever” — while the rappers redefine themselves.
From New York Times ● Jun. 16, 2023
The song packs multiple contrasts into less than four minutes, including a North African-flavored modal fiddle riff, two rapped sections with different flows, an interlude of choirlike harmonies, a resolute march and plenty of handclaps.
From New York Times ● Jul. 1, 2022
In “On,” she stacks up choirlike vocals as she moves on from a romance: “We can’t go forward,” she decides, as a double time club beat ticks quietly behind her.
From New York Times ● Aug. 28, 2020
In “Dream Dream Away,” it takes nearly three minutes of contemplative, slowly strummed guitar and abstract reverberation before Mr. McNew muses, in choirlike vocal harmonies, “Why cry? Why try? It’s all the same.”
From New York Times ● Mar. 14, 2018
Its finale, “Treasure” was choirlike and reverential, insisting that “treasure is measured in units of love.”
From New York Times ● Sep. 6, 2015
