SING in a Sentence

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324 example sentences for SING, such as:

1. He likes to sing to himself.
2. I wish I could sing like her.
3. Let's sing the last verse again.
4. We persuaded Jake to sing tenor.
5. He liked to sing hymns as he worked.

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 Meanings and Examples of SING
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
sing
 v.  make musical sounds with the voice
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  He wanted to shout and to sing and to kiss her and to caper about the lawn and then run tell everyone, black and white, that she loved him.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VI
2  Dey specially sont fer me, kase Ah could sing so good.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVII
3  "If you'll all come into the parlor, I'll sing you some Christmas carols," said Melanie, glad to change the subject.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVIII
4  Oh, you won't sing that way very long.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXII
5  She could not account for her elevation to this position except by the fact that she could accompany anyone on the piano, even the Misses McLure who were tone deaf but who would sing duets.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLI
6  The outer air, penned between high buildings, brought no freshness through the window; steam-heat was beginning to sing in a coil of dingy pipes, and a smell of cooking penetrated the crack of the door.
House of Mirth By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: Chapter 15
7  But it secretes friendly girls, young men who sing, and one lady instructress who really likes Milton and Carlyle.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER I
8  She urged Raymie, and warned the planners of "stunts," "We all want you to sing, Mr. Wutherspoon."
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VI
9  I heard Patti sing, at twenty-six.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIII
10  She remembered that Kennicott and Sam Clark had listened to her songs, and she wanted to run to them and sing.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXVIII
11  But I am not a brave man; never said I was a brave man; I am a coward; and I sing to keep up my spirits.
Moby Dick By Herman Melville
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 119. The Candles.
12  Then she'd laugh and slow down for a little, but she'd soon forget and begin to pedal and sing again.
My Antonia By Willa Cather
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 4. The Pioneer Woman's Story: III
13  He seemed delighted to find that I had heard her sing in London and in Vienna; got out his pipe and lit it to enjoy our talk the better.
My Antonia By Willa Cather
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 5. Cuzak's Boys: II
14  "Yes, I'll sing for you," he said, turning in his chair toward Mrs. Highcamp.
The Awakening By Kate Chopin
Context  Highlight   In XXX
15  I don't want you to sing it, and she laid her glass so impetuously and blindly upon the table as to shatter it against a carafe.
The Awakening By Kate Chopin
Context  Highlight   In XXX
Example Sentence: (114 in 8 pages)
16  When I began to sing, he laughed and made me embarrassed.
17  He likes to sing to himself.
18  I don't have the nerve to sing in front of people.
19  There is some similarity in the way they sing.
20  Let's sing the last verse again.
21  She would sit at the piano and sing, electrifying us all.
22  Lori gets embarrassed if we ask her to sing.
23  He liked to sing hymns as he worked.
24  We listen to children's shows on the radio, and Janey can sing along with all the tunes.
25  Ricky stepped forward to the front of the stage and began to sing.
26  We persuaded Jake to sing tenor.
27  The waterfall sing, " I find my song, when I find my freedom.
28  I wish I could sing like her.
29  He had a sudden impulse to stand up and sing.
30  It soon became apparent to everyone that he couldn't sing.