a cappella
Example Sentences
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“I loved my brother,” he sings, a cappella.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
The first thing Seyfried recorded in studio was an a cappella song for a scene late in the film — the lyric is “How can I but love my dear faithful children?”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2025
“You pull it out of the piano, you put it on the harp, it’s still working, you take out of the harp, you sing it a cappella, it’s still working, good song.”
From Salon • Aug. 13, 2025
In front of a red velvet curtain with smudged mascara and a crystal teardrop on her cheek, Del Rio delivered a moving a cappella performance of “Llorando,” a Spanish-language take of Roy Orbison’s “Crying.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 27, 2025
It’s right behind a competing a cappella group.
From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein
