a cappella
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
“I loved my brother,” he sings, a cappella.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
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
The exhibit also commissioned the first-ever recording of “El Pendón Estrellado,” sung by the a cappella ensemble Coral Cantigas under the musical direction of Diana Sáez.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2025
It plays softly in the background, and then Bono sings it, solo, a cappella.
From Salon • Jun. 10, 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
