Examples of fermata in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Somehow, an insistent fermata of sirens manages to slink through from the street. — Danielle Ofri, The New Yorker, 1 Oct. 2020 The mysterious ancient Hebrew word selah is one word for this response, which some believe is a musical notation akin to a fermata. — Virginia Heffernan, WIRED, 12 Mar. 2018 The sound of a piano softly tinkles in the background, gradually building (strings are optional now) into a fermata. — Cmo Today Staff, WSJ, 22 Dec. 2017

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