sing-song
Example Sentences
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Virgo's voice came with a sing-song tempo, rising and falling in that familiar brogue.
From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026
“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
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
This reproach of my dependence had become a vague sing-song in my ear: very painful and crushing, but only half intelligible.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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