falsetto
Example Sentences
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Launched in an era where machismo meant a goofy wrestler or metal singer with an eight-octave falsetto, the steroidal beskirted barbarian has always been a bit ridiculous.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
“Wonderful” extends the gospel feel and includes Chubby’s powerful falsetto.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
Hooligan is equally audacious, with a rhythm track built from the sound of sharpening knives and snatches of cinematic strings that somehow leads into a dizzying falsetto chorus.
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026
Mangold has a showy falsetto that heightens Noah’s vulnerable longing, but the duets with Cheers’ Allie aren’t lyrically sophisticated enough to provide the relationship with much depth.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2026
Once the music starts he goes right into the Jimmy-verse, banging against his washboard and letting it all hang out in a piercing falsetto that’s surprisingly on key.
From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini
Vocabulary lists containing falsetto
The Catcher in the Rye
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Music - Middle School
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