a pop

Example Sentences

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Companies know they have to exceed expectations to get a pop.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

"I don't understand why I'm doing this, suffering and crying," sobbed Sakura – a pop veteran, who'd never encountered such vitriol in her previous bands, HKT48 and Iz*One.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Efforts to turn Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk into a pop culture icon after his killing last September have backfired spectacularly, with online parodists meme-ifying his image.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026

“The rules are pretty much the same — you need to grab the listener as soon as possible. For a commercial, you’ve got about five seconds. For a pop song, you’ve got 10.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

He flips over the piece of paper he’s holding and it hits the microphone with a pop.

From "Mockingbird" by Kathryn Erskine