gospelly
Americanadjective
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With gospelly piano, cascading guitar lines and Usher’s determined, long-breathed croon, the song carries Marvin Gaye’s legacy into the era of Black Lives Matter.
From New York Times ● Jul. 10, 2020
By the time Beyoncé reaches “All Night,” a gospelly ballad roughened with electric guitar, she resolves to “Give you some time to prove I can trust you again.”
From New York Times ● Apr. 24, 2016
Diplo and Alicia Keys are among its seven songwriters; Ms. Keys’s piano is also in the track, which harnesses blipping electronics and a house beat to a gospelly buildup.
From New York Times ● Dec. 23, 2014
His sweet, soulful falsetto is everywhere this summer – the gospelly Stay With Me and doleful funk of Money On My Mind pound from radios, pubs, clubs and gyms up and down the land.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 16, 2014
But this is only "a mist," men cannot gospelly grow by this; therefore, as in the next verse, of necessity man must be formed.
From Works of John Bunyan — Volume 02 by John Bunyan
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