How to Use crooner in a Sentence

crooner

noun
  • The crooner was in a bind, with a bum leg and a pompadour in bad need of a trim.
    Mike Newall, Philly.com, 9 May 2018
  • Most thought the song was a blast and that the country crooner did a bang up job.
    Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, 8 Apr. 2019
  • My father, the crooner, is always the life of the party, the class clown.
    New York Times, 8 Dec. 2021
  • Not to worry, the Big Easy crooner is one of the 2018 honorees.
    Michael Democker, NOLA.com, 26 Feb. 2018
  • The country crooner with the deep voice has been on the go ever since.
    Southern Living, 3 Nov. 2017
  • At the arena show, Sinatra held the crowd in the palm of his hand, a crooner bar none.
    John Dolen, Sun Sentinel, 4 Oct. 2022
  • The legendary crooner died on July 21 at the age of 96.
    Michael Roppolo, CBS News, 31 July 2023
  • Cowell was adamant that AGT addicts haven’t seen the last of the crooner.
    Lars Brandle, Billboard, 14 Sep. 2023
  • The cool one, the sweet one, the one everyone kind of likes, and other crooners.
    Ali Fitzgerald, The New Yorker, 27 June 2019
  • Kudos to those who booked Oakland’s flighty R&B crooner Kehlani and put her on, in a slot in the cool of the evening.
    A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 6 Sep. 2021
  • But the 10 months the crooner spent in the home were, understandably, epic.
    Marisa Spyker, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2019
  • Check out our full chat with the soulful crooner above.
    Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Weary sun tenderly bid farewell to the sea, sang the crooner on the radio.
    Aaron Gilbreath, Longreads, 2 Apr. 2018
  • Her tone is warm and full, like a coffee-house crooner singing a love song to a packed house.
    Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 31 Oct. 2017
  • The singer’s older brother Chris Bryan, was killed in a car crash when the crooner was 19 years old.
    Kathleen Joyce, Fox News, 25 Sep. 2018
  • Leon is the crooner’s first full-length project since 2021’s Gold-Diggers Sound.
    Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Deep Ellum is a big part of the country crooner’s game.
    Dallasnews.com Staff, Dallas News, 15 June 2023
  • The soul crooner spun and dipped in a sleek suit — the likeness so lifelike, even the wrinkles in his socks popped.
    Gerrick D. Kennedy, latimes.com, 9 Oct. 2017
  • Luther’s place in the pantheon of soul crooners is secure.
    David Ritz, Billboard, 17 May 2018
  • To McCarthy and Lowe's shock, legendary crooner Davis threw open the door.
    Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 7 June 2024
  • Berlusconi had been a cruise-ship crooner and possessed the showman’s ease on the big stage.
    The Athletic Staff, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
  • One of them showed the country crooner playing guitar and singing to her as a child.
    Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2023
  • The R&B crooner transcended to pop star status on the first night of back-to-back shows at the Greek Theatre.
    Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 29 May 2017
  • Donell Jones, a soul crooner from Chicago, co-headlines the show with Case.
    Bill Brownlee, kansascity, 22 May 2018
  • Mike Parker Country crooner Mike Parker was the next singer to join the top 20.
    Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2022
  • The set was marketed as the last from the crooner, who is now retired due to health issues.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2022
  • Fans of the happy couple will no doubt be thrilled to hear the country crooner's sweet words about his wife.
    Tierney McAfee, Country Living, 19 July 2020
  • In October, the Huntsville venue will be the site of a tribute to country crooner Randy Travis.
    Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 22 Aug. 2023
  • At home, the stereo was tuned to Top 40 (thanks to her mother), and classic crooners (for her father).
    Melena Ryzik, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2023
  • Tony Bennett The crooner shared a photo of his sons Danny and Dae.
    Kate Storey, Good Housekeeping, 28 Jan. 2018

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