Example Sentences

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A subtle narrative shift reassures readers that hers is not a tragic end, but one where her courage and spirit become the stuff of legend, the very “sea itself singing her name.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

The show ended with “The Late Show” band, led by Louis Cato, who accompanied Colbert, Elvis Costello and former “Late Show” band leader Jon Batiste in singing with McCartney on the Beatles’ “Hello, Goodbye.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Egerton, from Aberystwyth, in Ceredigion, said: "There's a tradition of choral singing in Wales. Some people think that all Welsh people can sing and I would tend to agree."

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Then the camera cut to Willie Nelson singing along beside Bryan Cranston, Doris Kearns Goodwin and Francis Collins, who was then the director of the National Institutes of Health.

From Salon • May 21, 2026

I tried to sing just like her, mostly in the bath, because my singing sounded better in the bath.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo