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a cappella

[ah kuh-pel-uh, ah kahp-pel-lah] / ˌɑ kəˈpɛl ə, ˌɑ kɑpˈpɛl lɑ /
ADJECTIVE
without instruments
Synonyms
WEAK
choral without accompaniment
ADVERB
without instruments
Synonyms
WEAK
choral without accompaniment

Example Sentences

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“I loved my brother,” he sings, a cappella.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

And on nights when the power went out, Cubans gathered in the street to play dominoes or sing classic songs a cappella.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

For this nearly a cappella doo-wop number, Joel sang every vocal part himself when a group he and Ramone had brought into the studio couldn’t stay in tune.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 2025

But who would watch a show about Charlotte and Harry, and LTW and Herbert, living and loving and occasionally hooting in support of their friend’s corny a cappella outfit?

From Salon • May 29, 2025

It had filled with colleagues and students and meditation teachers and therapists and nurses and a cappella groups.

From "Tuesdays with Morrie" by Mitch Albom