a cappella

Example Sentences

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“I loved my brother,” he sings, a cappella.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

“When I Needed You” climaxed with a moving a cappella singalong that had virtually the entire crowd belting Jepsen’s lines about discovering how far is too far to go to accommodate a selfish partner.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 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

But as soon as it was over, I went back and listened to “Springsteen” a cappella in 30-mile-an-hour winds that night, and I knew it was good.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2025

I’m wondering if he should really be so eager to work at a school where the angry parents of the a cappella kids hounded the old music director into an early retirement.

From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein