LULLABY in a Sentence

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1. It broke like a mournful lullaby upon the night.
2. She began nursing her child again, singing a sort of lullaby, and giving a tiny shake at the end of every line.

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 Meanings and Examples of LULLABY
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
lullaby
 n.  song to quiet babes or lull them to sleep
Classic Sentence:
1  But that forlorn whisper brought instant response from somewhere in the darkness beside the bed and the soft voice of the one she called made answer in lullaby tones: "I'm here, dear."
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER LVI
2  It broke like a mournful lullaby upon the night.
The Awakening By Kate Chopin
Context  Highlight   In III
3  No coaxing, no sugar, no lullaby, no story, even the light was put out and only the red glow of the fire enlivened the 'big dark' which Demi regarded with curiosity rather than fear.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER THIRTY-EIGHT
4  The fall of everything around him only augmented Grantaire's prostration; the crumbling of all things was his lullaby.
Les Misérables 5 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER XXIII—ORESTES FASTING AND PYLADES DRUNK
Example Sentence:
1  She began nursing her child again, singing a sort of lullaby, and giving a tiny shake at the end of every line.
2  And with that she began nursing her child again, singing a sort of lullaby to it as she did so, and giving it a violent shake at the end of every line.