How to Use falsetto in a Sentence

falsetto

noun
  • Luke likes the way his falsetto and full voice are intertwined.
    — Rodney Ho, ajc, 11 Apr. 2022
  • Reinhart dances near the top of her range in a tired, almost bored falsetto.
    — Rebecca Farley, refinery29.com, 31 May 2018
  • Anyone who has a falsetto and is swoon-worthy could mostly pull it off.
    — Vulture Staff, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2023
  • Peaer’s lead singer Peter Katz asks in falsetto.
    — Grace Robins-Somerville, Pitchfork, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Philip Bailey still cracking glass all over the place with that falsetto of his.
    — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025
  • Her voice ranges from a theatrical midrange sing-speak to a soaring falsetto.
    — Jeff Milo, Detroit Free Press, 28 Feb. 2018
  • Women slipped arms round each other’s waists and swayed to the trembling falsetto.
    — Okwiri Oduor, Harper’s Magazine , 22 June 2022
  • Mendes put his own spin on Post's verses, adding runs and falsetto that made the track feel like his own.
    — Taylor Weatherby, Billboard, 23 Apr. 2018
  • But her sung falsettos bear the ache of someone undone by their own needfulness.
    — Pitchfork, 4 Dec. 2023
  • East tones down his rasp here, favoring a smoother approach and a frequent falsetto.
    — Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2021
  • The song’s sparse R&B and falsetto accents evoked the work of Prince.
    — Matt Wake | [email protected], al, 30 Sep. 2020
  • His gentle croon slides into a melting falsetto, all over feathery synth lines.
    — John Adamian, courant.com, 26 July 2019
  • Is no one else listening to the excellence of this falsetto hitting this note right now?
    — Jason Newman, Rolling Stone, 4 Mar. 2021
  • On a break between takes during a night shoot, Branagh tried to amuse her by singing in his slightly falsetto voice.
    — John Lahr, The New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2022
  • In all those records from the ‘60s, all the groups were singing (imitating a falsetto) way up there!
    — Randy Cordova, azcentral, 11 June 2019
  • His falsetto cuts through high notes while his storytelling lyrics trace the memories of a love story cut short.
    — Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Usher’s runs and harmonies on the chorus (switching in and out of his falsetto with ease) are unmatched.
    — Troy L. Smith, cleveland, 28 Sep. 2021
  • This was not a Michael Jackson falsetto but a bleeding, pleading chest voice.
    — Lorrie Moore, The New York Review of Books, 2 July 2021
  • Vernon’s falsetto is distinct—more muppet than man—and so is his band’s sense for contrast and emotion.
    — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2019
  • The fan’s eternal hope is that Russell never loses his falsetto.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 18 July 2023
  • All of the songs sounded lush, full and balanced, with Yorke’s ageless falsetto floating above the mix.
    — William Earl, Variety, 21 Nov. 2022
  • And for extra credit, here’s a 65-plus-song playlist of some of the best falsetto moments in music.
    — Estelle Caswell, Vox, 13 Aug. 2019
  • Madlib adds a drum loop and stretches out a sample of the chorus so that there’s an insistent falsetto cry in the background.
    — Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 18 Jan. 2021
  • Yet every note was audible, with Parker’s falsetto floating on top of the mix.
    — William Earl, Variety, 15 Mar. 2022
  • The key component, though, was Valli, with his falsetto vocals.
    — Neil Genzlinger New York Times, Star Tribune, 27 Sep. 2020
  • Soon, Steve Winwood lent his piercing falsetto to Blind Faith.
    — Bryce Miller Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2021
  • The music turns darker, before shifting back to sweet, while Hadreas, in a deeper voice, duets with his own falsetto.
    — Jason Kyle Howard, The Atlantic, 17 June 2022
  • The percussion does a lot of the heavy lifting, as Skye’s lofty falsetto is paired with slinky tambourines and a pounding kick drum.
    — Cameron Cook, Pitchfork, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Hart co-wrote most of their hits with producer Thom Bell, and his stunning falsetto gave the group a signature sound.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2022
  • His voice remained as supple as ever, moving from gentle falsettos to raw, gritty emotion throughout the set.
    — Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 29 Mar. 2026

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