SONG in a Sentence

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For SONG, below is one of 193 sentences:
And up he flew into the green roof and sang; but in the song there was no poetry, for the spirit of the poet was gone.

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 Meanings and Examples of SONG
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
song
 n.  a usually short piece of music with words that are sung
 n.  act or art of singing
Classic Sentence: (115 in 8 pages)
1  He flew on to the nearest currant bush and tilted his head and sang a little song right at him.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER X
2  She sang a Hindustani song to me and it made me go to sleep, said Colin.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIV
3  "If she says that, it must be a nice song," Colin answered.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVI
4  She had come in with the last line of their song and she had stood still listening and looking at them.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVI
5  There was a song in every heart; and if the heart was young the music issued at the lips.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER II
6  But just that moment the robin, who had ended his song, gave a little shake of his wings, spread them and flew away.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IV
7  And up he flew into the green roof and sang; but in the song there was no poetry, for the spirit of the poet was gone.
Andersen's Fairy Tales By Hans Christian Andersen
Context  Highlight   In THE SHOES OF FORTUNE
8  when her song stopped suddenly.
Grimms' Fairy Tales By Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
Context  Highlight   In JORINDA AND JORINDEL
9  Then he heard a song, which was so charming that he stood still and listened.
Grimms' Fairy Tales By Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
Context  Highlight   In RAPUNZEL
10  Yes, and ain't privileged to sing the song yet.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVII.
11  Round went the wheel again to the old song, and the manikin once more spun the heap into gold.
Grimms' Fairy Tales By Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
Context  Highlight   In RUMPELSTILTSKIN
12  And when the dove had done its song, it came flying, and perched upon her right shoulder, and so went home with her.
Grimms' Fairy Tales By Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
Context  Highlight   In ASHPUTTEL
13  The goldsmith was in his workshop making a gold chain, when he heard the song of the bird on his roof.
Grimms' Fairy Tales By Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
Context  Highlight   In THE JUNIPER-TREE
14  The count soon heard Andrea's voice, singing a Corsican song, accompanied by the piano.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 76. Progress of Cavalcanti the Younger.
15  My letter is only a translation of the German song I wanted.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER TWELVE
Example Sentence: (78 in 6 pages)
16  Wishing you a song in your heart at Christmas and blessings all year long.
17  The words of the song neatly encapsulate the mood of the country at that time.
18  Each song has its own individuality.
19  I hate this song - I'll fast-forward to the next one.
20  A warm and harmonious song has accompanied us for three years.
21  He breezed through the song as though had been singing it for years.
22  There's always that one song that brings back old memories.
23  He used his money to help others—but he never made a song and dance about it.
24  Now and then a bird's song broke in upon the silence of the wood.
25  Take a sad song and make it better.
26  The song would have been more apt for a bass voice.
27  The song is a fiery mix of twanging guitar with relentless drumming.
28  The song is a tribute to Roy Orbison.
29  This song has a brilliant piano intro.
30  This table was going for a song at the market.