How to Use a cappella in a Sentence

a cappella

adverb or adjective
  • The a cappella rhythm picks up again.
    — Emily Feng, NPR, 20 May 2026
  • But back to a cappella moments.
    — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 19 June 2026
  • But leave it to a cappella group Pentatonix to give it a fresh spin.
    — Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 2 Dec. 2022
  • The highlight, without a doubt, is the a cappella section late in the song.
    — Billboard Japan, Billboard, 20 June 2022
  • Faye joins an a cappella group, and Todd protects Chloe from lice.
    — Nina Zafar, Washington Post, 13 Aug. 2020
  • This a cappella group has mastered the art of singing iPhone ringtones and alert chimes!
    — Alexandra Meeks, CNN, 10 Nov. 2022
  • Performance for a cappella singing is in the eyes and ears of the audience.
    — Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2021
  • The a cappella performance quickly turned into a sing-along as the crowd joined in.
    — Shania Russell, EW.com, 8 June 2025
  • He's even thought about creating an a cappella album, too.
    — Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Funderburk and other artists, urged on by their friends, stood up to perform new songs a cappella.
    — Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 9 July 2024
  • Alone at the end, rapping a cappella, Rocky proved to be just as commanding.
    — Piet Levy, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2017
  • The judges encouraged Ramirez, who sang a cappella, to add music the next time.
    — Maureen Robertson, Ramona Sentinel, 1 Sep. 2017
  • There's, like, over 1,200 a cappella groups in colleges now.
    — David Pogue, CBS News, 21 Dec. 2025
  • The a cappella song is based on the first chapter in the Bible’s Gospel of John.
    — Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
  • For a moment, Rem rapped along with the track but went a cappella so every line from her second verse can be heard.
    — Nerisha Penrose, Billboard, 10 Nov. 2017
  • The humor may remind you of college a cappella groups, clever and twee and earnest and pleasant enough in small doses.
    — Vulture, 13 Nov. 2023
  • What would happen if she was covered by a Jewish a cappella group for Hanukkah?
    — Kosha Dillz, Billboard, 8 Dec. 2023
  • As far as Granata is aware, Sinatra never laid the two a cappella songs to tape.
    — Randall Roberts, chicagotribune.com, 16 Aug. 2020
  • Last year at the Shang-Chi junket, Simu Liu sang a cappella for me.
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Apr. 2022
  • But their brief a cappella rendition of the tune was enjoyed by the audience who were singing along to the catchy chorus.
    — Bianca Gracie, Billboard, 15 Apr. 2018
  • And on nights when the power went out, Cubans gathered in the street to play dominoes or sing classic songs a cappella.
    — Natalia Favre, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2026
  • The a cappella arrangements brought smiles to both of the stars’ faces, Barrymore says.
    — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 27 Jan. 2026
  • To have both Jon and the greatest a cappella group in the world, Pentatonix, on my song is a dream come true.
    — Paul Grein, Billboard, 22 July 2022
  • Almost every track on the album started with a Big L a cappella placed over drums.
    — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Over the years, Pentatonix has quickly become one of the most iconic a cappella groups in the world.
    — Gianluca Russo, Teen Vogue, 27 Apr. 2019
  • Struggling to find her place, Beca joins Bellas, an all-girls a cappella group at her school with a rocky past.
    — Nitya Rao, Seventeen, 20 July 2022
  • The Barden Bellas are an elite all-girl a cappella group known for their sick covers of female pop songs.
    — Noelle Devoe, Seventeen, 24 Jan. 2023
  • In college, Cannon convinced his a cappella group to screen print on the company's blank shirts.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The event will include swag, games, face painting, crafts, food trucks, speakers and a cappella group MaskEra.
    — Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 2 June 2023
  • The event will feature a cappella high school singers and a special guest, Mayor Erik Brooks said.
    — Erik S. Hanley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 27 Nov. 2020

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