strum
Example Sentences
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He began at midday on Wednesday and with a plan to strum his last chord at 18:00 BST on Thursday, he could end up beating the previous official record by six hours.
From BBC • Aug. 28, 2025
It’s also true that Don is rock’s first great rhythm guitarist, his strident acoustic strum powering ”Wake Up Little Susie” and others.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 18, 2025
The music is an arena-country crescendo, from acoustic-guitar strum to full-band impact topped by pedal-steel guitar, along with gospel-organ underpinnings and country quavers in Beyoncé’s vocal lines.
From New York Times • Feb. 16, 2024
They strum and sing together in her kitchen and in the park, and she offers frank notes on his songs, the shared experience of making music allowing them to traverse oceans and continents.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 28, 2023
Awesiinh taps his snare and I strum my guitar.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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