How to Use vocalist in a Sentence

vocalist

noun
  • June Tyson, the vocalist, picked out a robe for me.
    — Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026
  • This has been the place where we have been allowed to shine as vocalists.
    — Steve Baltin, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Stapleton then nabbed male vocalist of the year for the fifth time.
    — Marianne Garvey, CNN, 11 Nov. 2021
  • Haden is a cellist and vocalist.
    — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Thomas was a drummer and vocalist.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2026
  • At the time, Arnold served as the group's drummer as well as the lead vocalist.
    — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Feb. 2026
  • But so could anyone wanting to make a song with a vocalist who never agreed to be on the track.
    — WIRED, 27 Nov. 2022
  • Cameron is a vocalist and plays bass and drums for the country band Midland.
    — Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Aug. 2024
  • When the song builds to the chorus, the Boss is joined by female vocalists.
    — Jon Bream, Houston Chronicle, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Waits’ son Casey is also featured as a vocalist on the song.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Abu Hamdan, the lead vocalist, was, and still is, a bit of a joker.
    — Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
  • One of the vocalists, John Pagano, toured with Bacharach for many years.
    — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Mary Weiss, singer and lead vocalist of the band Shangri-Las, has died.
    — Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 21 Jan. 2024
  • This group of female vocalists has been around, with changing lineups, for decades.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Sidoti has been a vocalist and guitarist with the singer since 2007.
    — Bryan West, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2024
  • But no one makes a stronger case for Ronstadt's prowess as a vocalist than the singer herself.
    — Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 14 Mar. 2021
  • Soft male vocalists resorted to thug theatrics on wax.
    — Keith Murphy, VIBE.com, 12 Dec. 2025
  • Despite the score’s deficiencies, the vocalists were on top of their parts and spot-on in their roles.
    — Christian Hertzog, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2024
  • The fifth studio record by the rock vocalist is set to release May 13.
    — Marisa Whitaker, SPIN, 10 Mar. 2022
  • The singer is best known as the lead vocalist of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds.
    — Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Dec. 2024
  • The singer is best known as the lead vocalist of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Styles’s lanes — the sleek male pop vocalist, the possible rock icon — are now brimming with contenders.
    — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Her mom formed the nu metal band in the early 2000s and was the band's lead vocalist.
    — Elise Brisco, USA TODAY, 29 June 2021
  • Johnson also picked up best male vocalist earlier in the evening.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 18 May 2026
  • But which former child star is appearing in our backyard in the long line of Lucy vocalists?
    — Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2026
  • Christine had been the main female vocalist since 2018 and loved it.
    — Samantha Laine Perfas, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 July 2021
  • From the range hood of a stove to the bustle of a busy street, the vocalist struggles to deal with noise — except when that noise is due to him.
    — Niko Stratis, SPIN, 6 Sep. 2022
  • Schwartzman also has a music career as the lead vocalist of the rock/pop band Rooney.
    — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Given that Musgraves had bowed out of the song, there was also the task of finding a new vocalist.
    — Katie Bain, Billboard, 16 May 2025
  • It should also be noted that Hinds is the vocalist on a plethora of Mastodon songs.
    — Quentin Thane Singer, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025

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