How to Use theme song in a Sentence

theme song

noun
  • Plus, Hilton sings the show's theme song.
    — Anna Halkidis, Parents, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Even the theme song was a hit and is still played to evoke the era.
    — NBC News, 15 Mar. 2010
  • And beef stew was like my theme song this winter.
    — Carolynn Carreño, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2026
  • For the show’s theme song, a stroll outside was enough.
    — Hillel Italie, Denver Post, 14 Sep. 2025
  • But sometimes, as the old theme song goes, a horse is just a horse.
    — Richard Rys, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2021
  • Surely, though, the show couldn’t be worse than its theme song, right?
    — Chris Morris, Fortune, 18 June 2018
  • Yes, there are some weird, wild creatures and one banger of a theme song.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 4 July 2024
  • What song does Barney’s theme song share a tune with?
    — Marilyn La Jeunesse, Parents, 9 Apr. 2026
  • And all through high school, all through middle school, that was my theme song.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2026
  • Listen to the theme song in the video below.
    — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2026
  • The non-diegetic theme song plays in the background one last time.
    — Delia Casadei, The Conversation, 31 May 2023
  • Bel-Air takes the premise of this theme song to a whole new level.
    — Anatola Araba Pabst, ELLE, 14 Feb. 2022
  • From the first notes of the theme song—thank you for being a friend—the girl is hooked.
    — Beth Nguyen, Time, 13 Sep. 2025
  • See the trailer for the first episode above, and the all-new theme song below.
    — Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • He was asked to write a theme song based on a four-page description of the show.
    — David Morgan, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Amanda Rollins busts a move to the theme song below.
    — Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2025
  • At one point, the dancers skate to the theme song of Succession.
    — Gary Shteyngart, The Atlantic, 4 Apr. 2024
  • The trailer is here, and even the original theme song is back!
    — Katie Bowlby, Country Living, 30 Aug. 2021
  • In the pilot, there is an homage to the Fresh Prince theme song.
    — Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Feb. 2022
  • And sure, Kenan and Kel were all the rage, but that theme song?
    — Ali Lerman, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2022
  • Even some older theme songs that fans have requested were used.
    — Fernando Quiles Jr, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Even the iconic theme song, which plays over the end credits, just doesn’t have the same oomph.
    — Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 8 May 2026
  • The earworm of a theme song and classic scenes are etched into the very fiber of the park.
    — Megan Dubois, Southern Living, 14 July 2025
  • So when the nurse entered, Wayne took his phone out and played the Rocky theme song.
    — SI.com, 2 Feb. 2018
  • The theme song is a nostalgic delight.
    — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 10 Apr. 2026
  • The song was a huge hit and was used as the theme song for a telenovela that shared the same name.
    — Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2021
  • His wake-up alarm plays the theme song for the Champions League.
    — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 30 June 2026
  • And, the Boy Meets World theme song is still one of my favorites.
    — Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 10 July 2023
  • The clip ends with the voiceover singing the first few notes to Big Time Rush's theme song.
    — Tomás Mier, PEOPLE.com, 19 July 2021
  • My mom was flipping through the channels one night when the familiar theme song struck her ears.
    — John Glynn, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025

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