lullaby
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In one of the film’s most stirring moments, indicative of its quiet power, Duvall keeps his back to the camera as he sings a lullaby hymn only for himself.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026
Cheerful illustrations accompanied by rhyming text enumerate little acts of love over the course of a day, from early-morning wake-ups to indulging requests for one more bedtime lullaby.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026
Yet from that divided debut emerged one transcendent constant: a lullaby called “Summertime.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025
I watch it when I’m getting ready in the morning, and it’s kind of my lullaby when I go to bed.”
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2025
She half carried me to her chair, pulled me onto her lap, and rocked me back and forth, back and forth, humming a lullaby I’d never heard.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
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