for a song
Example Sentences
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Other times he might want to sell his to you for a song.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
“O’Neill may have a fight on her hands to ensure BP’s not sold for a song, and to keep a seat at the table if it were to join forces with a competitor,” he says.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025
From “Dear Evan Hansen,” the show that shot him to stardom, he opted for a song that his title character didn’t get to sing, “Requiem.”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2025
Brit Award-winning singer Jorja Smith's record label has said it wants a share of the royalties for a song it claims was created using an artificial intelligence "clone" of the singer's voice.
From BBC • Dec. 1, 2025
John had heard it, too, and had responded by wriggling, and moving his hands in the air, and making noises, meant, she supposed, to be taken for a song.
From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin
