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
He guesses that Kopycinski, who lost two sisters at Auschwitz, “probably dedicated the lullaby to a son from a previous marriage before his deportation.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026
Yet “then you’ll spread your wings an’ you’ll take the sky” lifts the lullaby from want toward aspiration.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025
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
Her voice drifted through Ella's head like a lullaby.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
