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 he sat on his couch, strumming a newly learned instrument and figuring out what he wanted to say, he was transported to being a college student at Pittsburgh’s Point Park University.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2025

I could picture him singing his heart out, strumming the guitar, with Mr. Bowles rocking out behind him on the keyboards.

From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio