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
He later signed to Sheeran's record label, Gingerbread Records, and has toured and collaborated with him on numerous occasions, even winning an Emmy alongside Sheeran for a song written for the Ted Lasso soundtrack.
From BBC • Mar. 13, 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
Uchis later decided to sample her son’s bubbly laughter for the song, which would then qualify him for a song credit: He’s listed on Spotify as “Pooks.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 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
