How to Use carol in a Sentence

carol

1 of 2 noun
  • We sang our favorite carols while we decorated the tree.
  • But like many song lyrics, the true meaning behind the carol has been lost over the years.
    — Jennifer Nalewicki, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Jan. 2018
  • Way too much twang for my taste in both the sacred and secular carols.
    — Luis Melgar, Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2023
  • But when’s the last time someone wrote a new Christmas carol?
    — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Oct. 2020
  • Who will sing Christmas carols and peel potatoes with me at the kitchen counter.
    — Jen McGuire, Good Housekeeping, 16 Dec. 2019
  • The spirit is there, but it’s muted, like a carol heard in the distance.
    — Carl Nolte, SFChronicle.com, 19 Dec. 2020
  • Kanye's choir also filled the room up with melodies of Christmas carols.
    — Jasmine Gomez, Seventeen, 26 Dec. 2019
  • Think making a snow angel or singing a Christmas carol to the neighbors.
    — Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping, 25 Sep. 2022
  • Welsh Christmas carol traveled from the mics to the mixer to the speaker.
    — Richard Read Seattle Bureau Chief, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2020
  • By winter, Ben could hear Christmas carols.
    — Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 5 Dec. 2025
  • New Year's songs and Christmas carols are some of the most beloved musical tunes in the world.
    — Natalie Schumann, Country Living, 31 Dec. 2022
  • What department store clerks call every carol on the 30-minute music loop.
    — Washington Post, 23 Dec. 2020
  • Inside, the Houston children’s choir sang carols on a curved staircase.
    — Kashmir Hill, The New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2019
  • Background stories will be shared on many of the carols, and the audience will be invited to sing along on many of the songs.
    — Shiela Johnson, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 2 Dec. 2019
  • Thus, the latter includes a bolero, a tango, a Christmas carol, a patter song and a waltz.
    — Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2022
  • The carol service took place on December 5.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 11 Dec. 2025
  • On board, Santa Claus and his helpers stroll through the train cars singing carols and sharing holiday tales.
    — Marlisse Cepeda, Country Living, 10 Sep. 2019
  • Magic filled the air when the two came together for the first time to sing their latest carol under the garland adorning her set.
    — Heran Mamo, Billboard, 16 Dec. 2020
  • They are used to hearing some of those traditional Christmas carols.
    — Adam Duxter, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
  • Every year, the mom then explained, her school has a concert where the kids put on a skit or sing Christmas carols, and parents can come watch.
    — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 18 Dec. 2025
  • But don't expect the Cardinals to spend the break drinking eggnog and singing Christmas carols.
    — Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 20 Dec. 2019
  • Christmas carol with this half-hour special, about a boy who meets the Wise Men on the way to Bethlehem.
    — Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 27 Sep. 2022
  • Robots are placing ornaments on a tree and sitting at a synthesizer ready to play the carol of your choice at the push of a button.
    — Alexandra Jacobs, SFChronicle.com, 7 Dec. 2019
  • Or to sometimes instinctively mouth the words to Christmas carols the kids sang to him with tears or confusion in their eyes.
    — Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2026
  • The group, dressed with claws, horns, bones and hooves, went for a short march along Hawthorne Boulevard at dusk while singing a Krampus carol.
    — oregonlive, 5 Dec. 2021
  • Soldiers met in no man’s land to exchange gifts, sing carols, bury deceased troops, and play football to showcase humanity.
    — Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 25 Dec. 2025
  • Streets twinkle under the Christmas lights, hotels, and shops are in full-on festive mode and carols ring out in the capital.
    — Connor Sturges, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Nov. 2023
  • The holiday carol concert has become a tradition every year since.
    — Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 5 Dec. 2025
  • The modern carol topped the chart for a week in the 2020 holiday season and for three weeks over last year’s holidays.
    — Gary Trust, Billboard, 5 Dec. 2022
  • Don't let the song lyrics in the film's title confuse you — Better Watch Out is no Christmas carol.
    — Ilana Gordon, EW.com, 23 Dec. 2022

carol

2 of 2 verb
  • Last night, we went caroling with our friends.
  • He’ll be joined by some of his besties for an evening of caroling while sitting down, our very favorite kind.
    — Vulture, 16 Oct. 2023
  • Nuns have gone caroling; gospel choirs have video-harmonized.
    — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2020
  • In some areas of the country, people may carol through fruit orchards as a way to bless crops.
    — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 5 Jan. 2026
  • The Cardiotonics — which means medicine for the heart — have been caroling at the Brigham for eight years.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 26 Dec. 2019
  • Many people carol during the holidays about receiving a partridge in a pear tree from their true love.
    — Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2020
  • Mingus Union High School students will be caroling through the town.
    — Roger Naylor, azcentral, 22 Nov. 2019
  • There will be caroling, live music, visits with Santa, free children’s crafts, model train displays and more.
    — Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Dec. 2025
  • No, the one with the prime minister discovering his driver’s mighty baritone while caroling in the dodgy end of Wandsworth.
    — Kyle Smith, National Review, 10 Dec. 2019
  • If the temperature doesn't drop into the single digits, the party may continue in the form of caroling around a few neighborhoods.
    — Liz Matthews, Town & Country, 19 Dec. 2013
  • Setser said $25 tickets this year will cover the cost of caroling in the auditorium and a tour of the Dripstone Trail.
    — Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2023
  • Classic flavors like teriyaki meet festive seasonings like root beer and honey bourbon in this calendar that’s designed with a playful print of cows caroling.
    — Sophie Dodd, Peoplemag, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Visitors can also enjoy historic house tours, caroling and holiday readings.
    — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 7 Nov. 2019
  • Children are invited to have their picture taken with Saint Nick and to enjoy Christmas stories, caroling, games and crafts.
    — baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 6 Dec. 2019
  • When the train pulls out of Durango Depot en route to the North Pole, caroling and general merriment abound.
    — Talia Avakian, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2023
  • Happy Socks carries a huge selection of patterns and themes, so if your guy is more into cooking than caroling, there's a sock pattern that's sure to fit his particular style.
    — Anna Heyman, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2019
  • Passengers enjoy caroling alongside characters from the film and even get a ceremonious hole punched in their festive golden ticket.
    — Talia Avakian, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2023
  • This includes the holiday lunch that Interfaith puts on for area seniors, which includes not just a meal, but holiday festivities like caroling as well.
    — Jamie Swinnerton, Houston Chronicle, 27 Nov. 2019
  • Many holiday train experiences include treats, caroling, and a visit with Santa Claus.
    — Allison Tibaldi, USA Today, 6 Dec. 2025
  • They’re turned away repeatedly until arriving at their final destination, where they’re welcomed inside to piñatas, tamales, and caroling.
    — Whitney Eulich, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Dec. 2024
  • People travel to houses across their communities in Bristol Bay to carol and spin large wooden stars decorated with tinsel and pictures of saints.
    — Isabelle Ross, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Jan. 2023
  • The festival will feature caroling by various community groups.
    — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Nov. 2023
  • The festival will feature caroling by various community groups.
    — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Dec. 2023
  • During the event, the children will have the opportunity to have their pictures taken with Saint Nick and enjoy Christmas stories, caroling, games, and crafts.
    — Sharina Taveras Lopez, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 25 Nov. 2019
  • There will be face painting, a scavenger hunt, cookie contests, ornament decorating, gingerbread house contests, caroling, tree lighting, a live nativity scene, prizes and more.
    — Chris Sims, Indianapolis Star, 29 Nov. 2019
  • Late December here is packed with holiday programming that typically includes ice skating, skiing with Santa, and caroling.
    — Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 24 Sep. 2023
  • Seasonal open houses, caroling parties, gingerbread decorating contests, and more have our calendars chockfull of holly jolly social calls.
    — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 10 Dec. 2025
  • Many parks remain at least partially open year-round, offering unexpected cold-weather adventures ranging from underground caroling to chasing the aurora and competing in ski archery.
    — Taryn Shorr-McKee, Travel + Leisure, 6 Dec. 2025
  • Windsor Castle is open to visitors for tours during the Christmas season as well as a variety of events, from caroling to arts-and-crafts—just like Queen Victoria would have done!
    — Hadley Keller, House Beautiful, 3 Dec. 2019
  • Disney World is filled with holiday cheer during the season and has schedules upon schedules full of festivities, from music and ice skating to fake snow, and caroling along with all of your favorite Disney characters.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2023

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