How to Use strum in a Sentence

strum

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• Things like scales, chords and strum patterns will be reviewed.
  — Ellen McAlpine, CNN Underscored, 28 Dec. 2020
• You are invited to bring your ukulele to sing, strum and have a good time.
  — cleveland, 10 Jan. 2020
• After a brief guitar strum, the song's first verse hits square in the gut.
  — chicagotribune.com, 18 July 2017
• Or maybe a guitar strum or even the fluid sound of a clarinet.
  — Nick Hoppe, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Apr. 2018
• Feel free to bring your ukulele and strum along to Beatles songs.
  — Ramona Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
• My own love—for flamenco and my father—grows deeper with each strum.
  — Sofia Perez, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Mar. 2023
• That’s clear in the guitar-strum intro and in her earnest, emotional singing.
  — Raisa Bruner, Time, 14 Feb. 2020
• With that simple premise—and the strum of an Eb major chord—a five-minute tear-jerker is born.
  — Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2017
• Just think of the opening scene where clapping horse hooves merge with the delicate strum of a banjo.
  — Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 25 Dec. 2023
• On the downward strum, use the back of your index finger — the nail, really.
  — Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2020
• The guitar strums, like the memories recalled, feel farther away.
  — Haben Kelati, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2023
• Her instrument is her voice, over simple guitar strums, and her message is a kind of screw-it-all abandon.
  — Raisa Bruner, Time, 6 Mar. 2020
• Heavy guitar strums start the trudging tune forward, followed closely by punchy vocals that add a bit of swing to the mix.
  — Kat Bein, Billboard, 7 Dec. 2017
• One too-tall Elvis strums a ukulele, strolling up and down the line along the gates and nodding solemnly, the crowd just slightly hushed.
  — Caki Wilkinson, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2020
• The models showcased the collection to the strums of Bossa nova.
  — Blue Carreon, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
• In the photo, Mayer played a light purple guitar while Ben watched his dad's friend strum.
  — Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 29 Dec. 2022
• The second, a serene strum-fest accompanied by Meloy's sing-song musings.
  — Eder Campuzano, OregonLive.com, 16 Mar. 2018
• But then a Bad Boy named Wes came along and ruined it for all of us with a simple strum of his guitar.
  — Anabel Pasarow, refinery29.com, 10 Mar. 2020
• In the photo, Mayer plays a light purple guitar while Ben watches his dad's friend strum.
  — Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com, 7 Feb. 2022
• Six-string strums, including from a Kurt Cobain sample, figure in other songs, too.
  — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 14 June 2018
• Pinterest With that simple premise—and the strum of an Eb major chord—a five-minute tear-jerker is born.
  — Perri Ormont Blumberg, PEOPLE.com, 19 Oct. 2017
• Kiesza is serving pure pop star over Bakermat's heart-racing beat, house piano melodies, and pop-rock guitar strums.
  — Kat Bein, Billboard, 2 June 2017
• But despite the sunny lyrics and seemingly happy strums, the emotional track strikes a melancholy tone.
  — Billboard Staff, Billboard, 20 Dec. 2019
• The two had strum-thing special on the Tunnel of Love tour in the summer of 1988.
  — Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026
• The violin strums reach a crescendo as viewers see Bullock himself appear on screen.
  — NBC News, 6 Nov. 2019
• Dean Blunt-like guitar strums establish calm before the storm, which arrives with a waltzing rhythm suitable for a first dance.
  — Benny Sun, Pitchfork, 29 Jan. 2026
• For a little bit of folk salvation, turn to Bon Iver, whose evocative strums and lilting voice speak straight to the soul.
  — Raisa Bruner, Time, 30 May 2018
• With orchestral strings behind the strum, stomp and clap of a traditional-sounding beat, the women aren’t singing about cheerful drunks.
  — Jon Pareles, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2018
• The latest AirPods seamlessly reproduce every note, strum, hit or key press on a track.
  — Jacob Krol, CNN Underscored, 28 Aug. 2020
• The AirPods Pro seamlessly reproduce every note, strum, hit or key press on a track.
  — Michael Andronico, CNN Underscored, 19 Mar. 2021

strum

2 of 2 verb

• He strummed a tune on the guitar.
• Learn chords on the ukulele and strum along to some favorite songs.
  — Mary Lou Cruz, sun-sentinel.com, 4 Oct. 2021
• Wendy came to sing and strum her battered guitar.
  — Allegra Goodman, Literary Hub, 11 Feb. 2026
• The man handling our caller strummed it again.
  — Delbert L. Chears, Outdoor Life, 5 Mar. 2026
• Linda’s words strummed the truth of my being.
  — Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
• Bring your uke for an evening of strumming, singing and just having a good time.
  — cleveland, 11 Oct. 2019
• The town got its first place to hang out, sit with a laptop or strum a guitar.
  — Calvin Woodward, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Jan. 2022
• Mark croons and strums campfire acoustic.
  — Jonathan Terrell, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025
• Schneider sometimes hears her up in her room, singing and strumming her ukulele.
  — Scottie Andrew, CNN, 16 Apr. 2020
• Singer Guilherme Guimarães, who leads it, croons and strums along the way.
  — Rafael Tonon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Nov. 2024
• Two quickly strummed guitar chords rocked back and forth, as tight, peppy drums kept time.
  — David Obuchowski, Longreads, 30 July 2019
• In the clip, Robert instructs his niece on where to place her tiny hands to strum the guitar.
  — Naledi Ushe, PEOPLE.com, 30 Sep. 2021
• Meanwhile, his left hand played the lower keys as if strumming a rhythm guitar.
  — WSJ, 14 Aug. 2018
• After storytime, a singer stepped in, picked up a ukulele and began to strum.
  — Dallas News, 19 Nov. 2022
• Shelton was content to pass the break idly strumming his guitar.
  — Nancy Kruh, PEOPLE.com, 14 Nov. 2019
• His Snider strums the guitar, takes arty nudes, and fashions flowers out of wood.
  — Lili Anolik, Vanity Fair, 12 Jan. 2026
• For years at parties, Naderi would pick up an acoustic guitar and strum a tune or two.
  — Matt Wake | [email protected], al, 21 July 2022
• Ryan taught himself chords, wrote lyrics, and figured out strumming patterns.
  — Jeremy Hallock, star-telegram, 20 June 2018
• Barker was pictured looking over at his son as the two strummed along together.
  — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 2025
• To many, Kerr was like a rich guy strumming his ukulele in the back seat while his cat drives the limo down the freeway.
  — Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Feb. 2018
• Or strum on an electric guitar, play the drums or sing in a recording studio to make your own music.
  — Annie Nickoloff, cleveland, 14 July 2022
• Kevin Bacon played an acoustic version of the remix, and used an ear of corn to strum along to the catchy beat.
  — Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 6 Jan. 2023
• Two teenage boys sat chatting with their parents, the father strumming a guitar.
  — Lila Battis, Travel + Leisure, 2 Aug. 2023
• Duffy noted that his grandfather strums the guitar and sings to his wife of 63 years.
  — Pete Grathoff, kansascity, 20 Apr. 2018
• Swift was alone onstage, strumming her acoustic guitar.
  — Joe Garcia, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2025
• Here’s a list of our favorite starter guitars to get your little one plucking and strumming chords in no time.
  — Popular Science, 21 Jan. 2020
• But joyless, the band, once able to swivel and wave and strum with ease, groaned hydraulically.
  — Christopher Borrelli, chicagotribune.com, 9 Feb. 2018
• And while these newborns may not be penning love songs or strumming guitar chords yet, the play dates have commenced.
  — Southern Living, 24 Jan. 2018
• The score is a comical barrage of harp strums, as if heaven’s angels have gotten good and drunk.
  — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
• And music lovers can strum a Taylor guitar en suite through the guitar concierge program.
  — Connie Dufner, Dallas News, 24 June 2020