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

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

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

She briefly began to strum her guitar again before hastily exiting the stage.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2023

Awesiinh taps his snare and I strum my guitar.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith