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[sing] / sɪŋ /




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Dent said she had seen contestants dress up, sing and dance in the studio.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

But we still sing the old songs in the original keys.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

As a 21-year-old kid starting my career — well, we didn’t even know we were gonna have careers — but what am I gonna sing?

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

In 2021, Covid-19 protocols meant that the chorus had to sing from the side of the stage in Alessandro Talevi’s fantastical production of Tchaikovsky’s “Eugene Onegin.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

Watching the sky turn pink at the end of the day, I sit on the balcony and sing the song that brought me to Cuba, strumming on Mima’s oud.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar

Martin O'Neill sang their praises in the aftermath and preached caution ahead of the second leg, as he was obliged to do.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

"We've got someone in the middle," they sang.

From BBC Aug. 8, 2026

Instead of odes to the old cabin home in the mountains or the little church in the wildwood, Busby sang about the loneliness and alienation of life in the nation’s capital.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

As the poets sang: Watch out boy, she’ll chew you up.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

They sang all the way down to one Raggedy Ann on the shelf, and then back up to ninety-nine again.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret

The cover of “Big Money,” a 2026 Grammy winner in the Americana category, depicts him singing and playing electric guitar.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

To combat the isolation and boredom, troops sometimes do fun activities aboard the ship, like hold singing competitions and picnics on the top deck.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

Mr. Ross processes his voice with a bit of distortion to make it sound like a bullhorn, fusing his vocals with the guitars and typically keeping his singing low in the mix.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

The six-season role showcased her acting and singing abilities and earned her two Golden Globe nominations.

From Salon Aug. 17, 2026

For days and weeks, I woke with my name singing in my ears.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

BTS is the first all-South Korean act to reign over Billboard's US top singles chart, which they achieved with their 2020 track "Dynamite", their first hit sung completely in English.

From Barron's Jul. 30, 2026

“I’ve sung with Pavarotti. I know how to sing. I’ve studied the craft for 40 years. I’m not a stylist who just barks and howls. I know how to sing.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 25, 2026

The booming rock ballad Don't Look Back in Anger also took on a greater significance after it was sung, impromptu, at a vigil for those who lost their lives in the 2017 Manchester Arena attack.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

“It’s Raining Men” didn’t strike any ominous notes as sung by the Weather Girls in 1982, when the People’s Republic of China was just three years into its catastrophic one-child policy.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 16, 2026

People in across countless cultures have chanted or sung poetry for all types of human rituals, ceremonies and for entertainment.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin




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