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Starting from when he was 11 years old, Armenta would write lyrics in journals and strum along to the guitar his brother bought him.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2026

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

Ever since a couple of bandmates were late to rehearsal a decade earlier, when DeBardi first realized he could strum a guitar and strike a drum in the same motion, he’d occasionally performed solo.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 16, 2024

And because the musicians play so precisely onstage — each strum in place, each groove just right — the songs differed little from the versions permanently stored in your head.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 6, 2024

Your banqueting young lords are here in force, I gather, from the fumes of mutton roasting and strum of harping—harping, which the gods appoint sweet friend of feasts!”

From "The Odyssey" by Homer

“I did that yesterday, when I was a kid,” he sings over hectic guitar strums, and his trilling digital falsetto, warped to maximize irritation, makes clear that those days are far behind him.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

“KPop Demon Hunters” strums some the same chords in a more innocent key, swapping in a K-pop trio for Delta blues masters.

From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2025

The guitar also made an appearance in the movie “Help!,” where Lennon strums it as the band plays “You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 26, 2024

“It’s a lot of talking going on while I sing my song,” she observes in “Ameriican Requiem” over guitar strums and electric sitar, adding, “It’s a lot of chatter in here.”

From New York Times ● Mar. 31, 2024

They start with “Over the Rainbow,” and Pua strums along, hitting most of the chords as Dad calls them to her.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila

Advance single “The Cure” is another highlight, with a rapidly strummed acoustic guitar and steady build that brings to mind Smashing Pumpkins.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026

String quartets strummed their way through classical covers of pop hits.

From Salon ● Mar. 4, 2026

It's used to heart-wrenching effect on their debut album, singing of the physical ache of unrequited love, over delicately strummed guitars and brushed drums.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2025

“I’m poisoned, and I don’t feel well,” he murmurs against a strummed acoustic guitar, the quiet confessions of one tough talker bringing a bleak kind of comfort to another.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2024

Stargirl strummed the ukulele and they both sang “Blue Hawaii.”

From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli

Chip falls in with a troupe of street performers, evades the police, juggles along the Seine and eventually wanders into a smoky bar, where Penelope is strumming her guitar.

From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2026

As they shot the breeze, McCartney started strumming.

From BBC ● May 27, 2026

But ego isn’t just Chalamet’s engine, it’s also his muse, whether he’s swinging a paddle, riding a sandworm or strumming a guitar as Bob Dylan.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2026

“Too many people that don’t know Mississippi think of it as a river, steamboats and some old guy strumming a banjo on a broken porch,” says Mr. Carswell.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 29, 2025

The management, sensing a good moment, gave her a spotlight, and the guitarist came forward, strumming a popular American tune with a Spanish flair.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez