sing-song

Example Sentences

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“Company,” a reggae tune with a guest appearance from Jamaican dancehall vocalist Buju Banton, gives Ms. Lennox an opportunity to try on a sing-song melodic guise and it suits her.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026

His speech ping-ponged between self-pity and incoherence, delivered in that odd sing-song quiet voice he uses when his aides tell him to act "serious."

From Salon • Aug. 21, 2024

Dunst diffuses the moment by adopting an exaggerated Valley girl sing-song, “I basically fell in love with Cailee and I was like, ‘She’s the best, you need to work with her.’”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2024

They could only watch another ebullient European celebration on Sunday, the sing-song tune of “Ohhhh-lay, ole, ole, ole!” ringing in their heads until the next one.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 2, 2023

And as he mounted and swung about to leave the British officer, he heard her shrilling in a horrible sing-song, ‘He loves the Brit-ish. He loves the Brit-ish.’

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes