troubadour

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Recent Examples of troubadour The other person in the room is fellow troubadour and rabble-rouser Pete Seeger. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2024 In the featurette below, premiering exclusively on Billboard, Sink is a traveling troubadour in a wasteland communicating with her music, but runs afoul of a charismatic dictator, Plutonovich, played by Bartlett. Melinda Newman, Billboard, 17 Mar. 2025 In March, the venue offers its first full month of programming; shows include classic rock staple Journey, troubadour Jason Isbell and EDM favorite Deadmau5, among others. Matthew Leimkuehler, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025 While Minnesota is mentioned in passing in the recent Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown, the story largely takes place from the early 1960s to 1965 as the legendary troubadour rose to prominence on the New York City folk music scene. Tim Lammers, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for troubadour
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Noun
  • In his first term, Trump emerged as one of the most compelling bards of great-power competition.
    Stacie E. Goddard, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
  • There is another bard, sitting in front of the National Theater.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 14 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The judges and viewers at home sent three singers, including its remaining platinum ticket winners, packing last week, revealing the Top 7 contestants who would move on to the next phase of the competition.
    Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 12 May 2025
  • Afterward, fans and family members voiced concerns about the singer, questioning his health and stability.
    Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2025
Noun
  • Musicians including psych rocker Damon Krukowski and power pop songster Ted Leo have taken to X to blast out their support.
    Caitlin Harrington, WIRED, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Nevertheless, the songster’s rise to stardom is mystifying.
    Quartz, Quartz, 25 Nov. 2022
Noun
  • Brad Arnold, the lead vocalist for 3 Doors Down, revealed this week on May 7 that he's been diagnosed with advanced stage kidney cancer.
    David Oliver, USA Today, 9 May 2025
  • Following that, in some of the least surprising developments of the night, Chris Stapleton reprised his customary win as male vocalist of the year; Old Dominion won group of the year for the eighth year in a row; and veterans Brooks & Dunn returned to the winners’ circle as duo of the year.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 9 May 2025

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