How to Use croon in a Sentence

croon

verb
  • The mother crooned as she rocked the baby.
  • Just a talented dude who lets loose and croons with the best 'em.
    — Laura Beck, Cosmopolitan, 25 May 2015
  • The man croons in the lobby as the girl in red pants back toward the door.
    — Gail Sheehy, Daily Intelligencer, 9 Sep. 2017
  • Mark croons and strums campfire acoustic.
    — Jonathan Terrell, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Singer Guilherme Guimarães, who leads it, croons and strums along the way.
    — Rafael Tonon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Some high-falutin’ folks croon about eating caviar with sour cream and potato chips.
    — Josh Miller, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2025
  • And with time, the singer continues to wow us with her sultry dance moves and pop star croons.
    — Nandi Howard, Essence, 21 Nov. 2019
  • Nat King Cole crooned about its kicks in a 1946 hit song.
    — Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Their first stab at crooning in unison came via a song by pop star Kesha.
    — Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2019
  • Both bride and groom were overcome with emotion as the duo crooned their rendition.
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 22 Dec. 2023
  • So who cares about a little late-night Phil Collins crooning, right?
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 28 Jan. 2025
  • With every command the singer crooned into the mic, his guitar wailed right back.
    — Mars Salazar, Austin American-Statesman, 15 Nov. 2024
  • Ondara croons about his lofty plans of coming to this country, and reveals the pain that came with this move.
    — Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2019
  • Styles, now 29, crooned the chorus as the rest of the band lulled harmonies to support him.
    — Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 30 Aug. 2023
  • The 20-year-old crooned the melancholic record backed solely by a solemn piano melody.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 12 Jan. 2026
  • The presidents bobbed their heads and clapped their hands as soul singer Sam Moore crooned to the crowd.
    — Brooke A. Lewis, Houston Chronicle, 21 Oct. 2017
  • The fact is, as Carlson crooned, Moscow does work — on the surface.
    — Rebecca Petras, Baltimore Sun, 16 Mar. 2024
  • Frank Sinatra’s crooning voice fills the air, along with the aroma of incense.
    — USA TODAY, 2 July 2019
  • Imagine starting your day with Towkio crooning good morning as the sun peeks through your blinds.
    — refinery29.com, 11 May 2018
  • Aguilar often sings ballads, and his velvety voice lends itself to crooning.
    — Leila Cobo, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Shawn Mendes, more of a Normani peer, croons about feeling like the walls are caving in.
    — Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 1 Sep. 2019
  • The crowd was on their feet and crooning along with the two songbirds, who ended the performance with big smiles and a hug.
    — Jennifer Aldrich, Country Living, 16 Apr. 2018
  • Who knew rocker and guitarist Richie Sambora can croon with the best of them?
    — Kc Baker, PEOPLE.com, 3 Nov. 2017
  • At least, that's what the country stars croon in their duet on the soundtrack of Netflix's Dumplin'.
    — Taysha Murtaugh, Country Living, 8 Dec. 2018
  • He was supposed to croon Saturday night at the Civic downtown.
    — David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2019
  • While crooning a verse in the video, long, sheer-looking curtains pull back to show he’ll be joined by a full band and a group of back-up singers.
    — Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 19 Jan. 2024
  • Fab spits about the streets and situationships as Hill croons in the background.
    — Luria Freeman, Billboard, 26 May 2017
  • The camera pans to Cody crooning while stringing his guitar throughout the video.
    — Emily Weaver, Peoplemag, 2 Nov. 2023
  • The camera pans to Cody crooning while strumming his guitar throughout the video.
    — Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 18 May 2026
  • Across the lawn, green as a golf course, an Elvis impersonator croons from a bandstand that used to be a flatbed trailer.
    — Meadow Rue Merrill, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Apr. 2018

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