strumming
Example Sentences
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As they shot the breeze, McCartney started strumming.
From BBC • May 27, 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
Women wearing long wigs and ornate traditional dresses milled around a pebbled courtyard, stopping to snap photos under a pavilion, as the melodious strumming of the Chinese zither played in the background.
From Barron's • Nov. 14, 2025
As for the crowd, no one sang along, and any clapping was done mostly between songs, as everyone focused on hearing the exquisitely intricate strumming.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 4, 2024
A couple of Muses sat on a bench strumming flaming lyres, but their hearts didn’t seem to be in it.
From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan
