How to Use tune in a Sentence

tune

1 of 2 noun
  • The artist had changed his tune.
    — Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Eat, drink and dance to the new tunes.
    — Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
  • How’s this for a sad old country tune?
    — Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
  • But his tune has changed in recent years.
    — Levi Weaver, New York Times, 4 June 2026
  • Femme tunes trilled in the background.
    — Kansas City Star, 29 May 2026
  • Sales and streams also play a role in where a tune lands.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • By the end of the drive, the up-tempo tune was half-done.
    — Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
  • Here’s hoping, for all of their sakes, the tune changes soon.
    — Chandler Boese, Kansas City Star, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Amid some backlash, Pearl changed his tune.
    — Tim Rohan, NBC news, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Here are some great tunes from that realm that have come out in recent years.
    — Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2025
  • DJs will bump lively tunes as the night wanes.
    — Jenna Thompson april 21, Kansas City Star, 21 Apr. 2026
  • That tune topped the tally for 11 weeks.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
  • Somewhere along the way, Karp changed his tune.
    — Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
  • That's when Kerr's tune started to change.
    — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Then Mamdani won, and both men changed their tune.
    — Zac Anderson, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2025
  • Those tunes were shared in late August of this year.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
  • What song does Barney’s theme song share a tune with?
    — Marilyn La Jeunesse, Parents, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Chances are that the guitar is simply out of tune.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Take it as a signal to fine tune, not silence.
    — Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Not everyone can move to the tune of the ball.
    — Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • It's helped keeping in tune with each other.
    — Francesca Gariano, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
  • But the tune has a long history.
    — Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 17 Jan. 2026
  • But after just one sip, many naysayers changed their tune.
    — Josh Miller, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2026
  • The kids are sure to love the life-size puppets and jamming tunes.
    — Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Who knew Vince Vaughn could carry a tune?
    — Peter Debruge, Variety, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Tinny chart tunes drift across the arena.
    — Sean Williams, Outside, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Right now, the state is in bond debt to the tune of $99 billion.
    — Linh Tat, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
  • But on Wednesday, Musk changed his tune.
    — Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 6 May 2026
  • After our last tune, Sun Ra seemed pleased.
    — Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Both the teens and the adults get a tune up on life-saving skills and crash avoidance.
    — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 7 June 2026

tune

2 of 2 verb
  • The piano needs to be tuned.
  • The copilot tuned the radio to hear the message.
  • We tuned our bikes before the road trip.
  • The mechanic tuned the engine.
  • Stay tuned to see where the project lands.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Stay tuned to see where this one lands.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 12 June 2026
  • But go there too much and fans tune it out.
    — Doug Haller, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
  • That's sort of how we're tuned to think about it.
    — Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Here's how to keep your body tuned up and your mind tuned in.
    — Mark Healy, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2024
  • If not, the number gets tuned down.
    — Nate Soares, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Life won't be right until it is tuned.
    — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 14 May 2026
  • Life won’t be right until it is tuned.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 13 May 2026
  • Be sure to stay tuned to the forecast!
    — Lauren Bostwick, CBS News, 16 May 2026
  • Stay tuned as we fine tune the forecast!
    — Michael Autovino, CBS News, 6 May 2026
  • Stay tuned as we fine tune the forecast!
    — Michael Autovino, CBS News, 19 May 2026
  • Stay tuned here for all of your insights!
    — Kyle Thomas, PEOPLE, 21 June 2026
  • So they’re tuned engines for that.
    — Kyle Cheromcha, The Drive, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Stay tuned, more on that later.
    — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 18 June 2026
  • Fans are turned on, tuned up and blissing out.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Get back up, tune the string, keep playing.
    — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2026
  • Sewell is a bit more vague but urges viewers to stay tuned.
    — Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2026
  • And, all of a sudden, Coach was tuned up!
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Feb. 2026
  • The fight over this rule is very much still playing out, so stay tuned.
    — Cory Turner, NPR, 10 June 2026
  • And the store fleet will continue to be fine tuned.
    — David Moin, Footwear News, 19 Dec. 2025
  • If so, the number gets tuned up, just a little.
    — Nate Soares, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Stay tuned, and stash him now if possible.
    — Greg Jewett, New York Times, 21 May 2026
  • Fans will have to stay tuned to the Wayans brothers to find out.
    — Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026
  • Your body and mind thank you for taking the time to tune into it.
    — Dezi Abeyta, Men's Health, 19 Dec. 2022
  • Audio is built into the frame and tuned to match the screen’s scale.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 5 Jan. 2026
  • That life agrees with him, even when it’s not perfectly tuned to his needs.
    — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025

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