song and dance
Example Sentences
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As Pope Leo arrived, rhythmic music blared from loudspeakers with inmates breaking into song and dance under the stern gaze of prison officers.
From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026
After Hegseth gave us his version of news headlines, he performed a brief off-key song and dance before skating out of the room having accomplished little and settling nothing.
From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026
Characters tend to break into song and dance, and plots are often over the top.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025
Members of the Guajajara indigenous group, in traditional dress, performed a welcome song and dance for assembled diplomats.
From BBC • Nov. 10, 2025
“And she’d been practicing her Itsy Bitsy Spider song and dance for days.”
From "One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia
