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Recent Examples of croon
Verb
Over the radio, Bing Crosby is crooning, Bob Hope is joking, and news of the war — against Hitler, against Japan — keeps sizzling and crackling across the dial.—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026 His coffee shop crooning is a transparent exercise in personal rebranding.—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 17 Mar. 2026
Noun
For 20 years, Joey Ramone’s hiccupping croon and Johnny Ramone’s relentless power chords kept on and on for 14 albums and more than 2,000 shows.—Al Shipley, SPIN, 4 May 2026 While the entire band was a powerhouse, as lead singer Malo brought not only strong, soulful vocals that could veer between a Roy Orbison-esque baritone croon and country twang, but a genial humor that often manifested itself during the group’s concerts.—Jem Aswad, Variety, 9 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for croon
Recorded throughout the book tour for On Morrison—Serpell’s electrifying, critical examination of Morrison’s writing—each episode welcomes listeners into rooms full of readers and discussions of how Morrison made her words sing.
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Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
Women sang, debated and pitched business ideas ranging from poultry farming to detergent-making.
The ballad also aligns with the perspective of Jessie’s (Joan Cusack) abandonment and eventual joining of Woody (Tom Hanks) and Buzz’s (Tim Allen) crew of toys that once belonged to Andy and now live with Bonnie.
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Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
9 June 2026
His ballads of rainy English angst went over big in the land of sun and surf.