sung
verb
a simple past tense and past participle of sing.
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sung
1 American
[suhng]
/ sʌŋ /
verb
Sung
2
American
[soong]
/ sʊŋ /
Also
Song
noun
sung
1
British
/ sʌŋ /
verb
adjective
Sung
2
British
/ sʊŋ /
noun
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Example Sentences
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It was noticeable many songs were sung in direct protest against Ratcliffe, as well as the Glazers.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
Dion appeared at the Eiffel Tower for the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics that same year, with her show-stealing performance later becoming the subject of speculation about whether she had sung or lip-synched.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
Life begins as a fanfare — a regal entry heralded by brass — and ends as a solo cello lament and the serene acceptance of death as sung by a choir.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
A smattering of hardy locals even stayed until the final anthem was sung as the clocked neared 11pm.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
If she had known about soft sweet songs, she might have sung to him.
From "The Midwife's Apprentice" by Karen Cushman
Characters forced to make do either lash out, like raging overreactors on Lee Sung Jin’s petty, brutal “Beef,” or fall into holding patterns, like the unlucky in love leads of Issa Rae’s dramedy “Insecure.”
From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026
The star's most recent film role was in 2025's Song Sung Blue, which earned her a second Oscar nomination, following her first nod for Almost Famous back in 2001.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Despite predictions that North Korea could collapse after Kim Il Sung died, it remains a communist stronghold with a populace virtually cut off from the rest of the world.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
Thousands of years later, Kim Il Sung - the founder of North Korea - reportedly used the mountain as a hideout when fighting against the Japanese.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
Shin viewed Hong Sung Jo as his closest companion.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
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