lullaby
Example Sentences
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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
We know of this lullaby because Liebeskind, who was later killed at Sachsenhausen, transmitted the song there to Alexander Kulisiewicz, a Polish musician and political prisoner who had an eidetic memory.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026
In Auschwitz last year, he was playing a lullaby on the piano, composed by Adam Kopycinski, a brilliant Polish musician who was the conductor of the Auschwitz Orchestra and had performed for Höss.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026
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
It was the only sound that accompanied the distant lullaby of the wind, and it made it seem as if the whole forest was breathing.
From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu
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