a cappella

Example Sentences

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

For this nearly a cappella doo-wop number, Joel sang every vocal part himself when a group he and Ramone had brought into the studio couldn’t stay in tune.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 2025

But who would watch a show about Charlotte and Harry, and LTW and Herbert, living and loving and occasionally hooting in support of their friend’s corny a cappella outfit?

From Salon • May 29, 2025

“Isabella and Bella would randomly break out into an a cappella somewhere,” Mazino said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2025

Now it sounded like her math teacher that one time he had tried to perform a cappella but had stepped on a Lego piece.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi