How to Use lyric in a Sentence

lyric

1 of 2 noun

• That was why the crowd knew only two lines’ worth of lyrics.
  — WIRED, 19 Oct. 2023
• The line, typed out in quotes, could be a lyric from the album that’s due in just days, on April 19.
  — Ashley Iasimone, Billboard, 14 Apr. 2024
• The thing that turns off some people about Phish is their lyrics.
  — Evan Minsker, Pitchfork, 19 Oct. 2023
• The lyrics led Nelson to file a defamation suit against her son.
  — Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 4 Jan. 2024
• The singer shared the lyrics to the track three days before its August 25 release.
  — Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 24 Aug. 2023
• To see a sea of people just singing your lyrics back to you and wanting to reach out and touch you.
  — David Chiu, Peoplemag, 19 Sep. 2023
• Pop hooks, catchy lyrics, over-the-top spectacle — what’s not to like?
  — Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2023
• Nobody is in your league with lyrics that touch and probe and connect.
  — Brianne Tracy, Peoplemag, 1 Nov. 2023
• Olsen: Billie, the lyrics to the song feel so personal.
  — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2024
• In the Taylor's Version of the song, Swift has since swapped out the offending lyrics.
  — Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 7 July 2023
• Mansour wrote the book, Corneau wrote the music and lyrics and Michael Greif directs.
  — Brent Lang, Variety, 19 Sep. 2023
• The tight end celebrated his shot by dancing to the song and singing the lyrics straight to the camera like a true Swiftie.
  — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 1 Apr. 2024
• The lyrics even appear on-screen, as if daring the audience to sing along.
  — Ashley Lee, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2023
• But for most Swifties, the idea that the lyrics would be updated was a fait accompli.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 7 July 2023
• Polyrhythmic drums keep the connection to the earth while their lyrics rise up in praise of the orishas, the deities of the Yoruba pantheon.
  — Helena Alonso Paisley, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2024
• The voice singing those lyrics is raw and plaintive, dipping into blue notes.
  — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2024
• The lyrics, sung in Osage, invite listeners to stand up, be tall and be proud.
  — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 21 Feb. 2024
• Attendees are encouraged to dress the part and sing aloud with lyrics shown on-screen.
  — Steven Porter, BostonGlobe.com, 28 July 2023
• There’s a rawness to the lyrics, but even more with DeBose’s vocals that deeply resonate.
  — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 29 Nov. 2023
• Kanye is allowed to handle his breakup like a human, but why not put some of those feelings in the lyrics?
  — Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 10 Feb. 2024
• Add in some slight lyric changes, and the song becomes introspective and filled with a new sense of despair.
  — Chris Kelly, Washington Post, 15 June 2023
• Here, watch and listen to the song, then read Rodrigo's lyrics, via Genius.
  — Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 11 Aug. 2023
• The lyrics of Diffie’s 1992 track tell the story of two men at a bar discussing life’s difficulties.
  — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2024
• On the plane after dropping her children off to her ex, the lyrics would pour out of Kelly Clarkson.
  — Mesfin Fekadu, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 June 2023
• Fans were quick to wonder: Was Eilish offended by the lyric?
  — Katcy Stephan, Variety, 13 Nov. 2023
• The backlash had also been fueled by lyrics from Lanez and Drake, who both took shots at her account of the shooting.
  — Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2023
• Muldoon had written lyrics and had convened the band to compose and perform the music.
  — Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2024
• Mana sang and played keyboards; Kana played guitar; Yuna drummed; and Yuuki played bass and wrote lyrics.
  — Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 18 Jan. 2024
• Brush up on your Taylor Swift lyrics and dance under the mirrorball at this party the night before the show.
  — Annasofia Scheve, The Enquirer, 22 June 2023
• Low’s sound is solemn, sometimes glacial, with elliptical lyrics that often touch on questions of faith.
  — Justin Taylor, The New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2024

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lyric

2 of 2 adjective

• The lyric video for the movie included scenes from the movie.
  — Lisa Gutierrez, kansascity.com, 21 June 2017
• The footage shows the two artists talking about the song, yes, but not the lyric Swift didn't like.
  — Julyssa Lopez, Glamour, 18 Sep. 2019
• On the third go-round of the chorus, the singer blows a lyric and just leaves it that way.
  — Longreads, 26 Oct. 2017
• The title track is the first release from the album, and the lyric video can be seen above.
  — Randy Lewis, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2020
• The script came with a lyric sheet, but no instructions.
  — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2023
• For all its darker colorations, the film is a lyric ode to the goodness in mankind.
  — Arthur Knight, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Dec. 2023
• Paul: And Meryl had a few lyric requests and asks and notes in the finale number.
  — Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Oct. 2023
• Best to watch the tune’s official lyric video online and call it a day.
  — Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2023
• Swift released the song on Aug. 16 with a lyric video that features short clips from home videos.
  — Katherine Schaffstall, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Aug. 2019
• Along with the Instagram post, there was, of course, the lyric video that Trace talked about posted to YouTube.
  — Allie Gemmill, Teen Vogue, 16 Feb. 2018
• Will the temp be that high when the Red Sox face the Orioles March 30 in the home opener at the lyric little hockey rink?
  — Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Dec. 2022
• The lyric video features scenes from the movie in which Dion makes her film acting debut.
  — Lisa Respers France, CNN, 13 Apr. 2023
• The track arrived with a lyric video, also on Thursday.
  — Starr Bowenbank, Billboard, 21 Sep. 2023
• The lyric video also highlights scenes of the group doing a photo shoot for the single.
  — Starr Bowenbank, Billboard, 21 Mar. 2023
• Some very pointed lyric changes seem to call out her ex-husband (and his dad!).
  — Katie Bowlby, Country Living, 5 Apr. 2023
• Let the lyric translation spell things out for you below.
  — Marjua Estevez, Billboard, 19 Feb. 2018
• Okay, my lyric-writing may not be perfect, but at least these eggs are.
  — Alyse Whitney, Bon Appetit, 3 Sep. 2017
• The lyric video includes Cardi glowing in gold in the back seat of a matching golden car.
  — Vulture, 12 July 2022
• He was known as a sports fan, rap lyric aficionado and a deep thinker, the story noted.
  — Hannah Sparling, USA TODAY, 14 June 2017
• Since dropping the lyric video at 12 a.m. Thursday (May 3) morning, fans have been floored by the singer's use of 3D imagery.
  — Lauren Rearick, Teen Vogue, 3 May 2018
• There's a funky lyric video to accompany the singe's release.
  — Kat Bein, Billboard, 16 Mar. 2018
• Even in the big lyric theme, Roberts was not content to rely on the familiar melody and setting.
  — Howard Reich, chicagotribune.com, 13 May 2017
• The song will appear on her upcoming album, The Good Witch (hence the tarot theme of the lyric video), which goodly comes out on June 23.
  — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 26 May 2023
• The song is topping the iTunes charts already and the lyric video on YouTube has already racked up nearly 5 million views.
  — Chris Morris, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2017
• The Grammy winner released a lyric video for the title track of her new movie Love Again on Thursday.
  — Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 13 Apr. 2023
• The song’s lyric video, along with the film’s trailers, garnered more than 25 million views on YouTube weeks before the film’s release.
  — Steven Zeitchik, Washington Post, 18 Dec. 2019
• The lyric change seems to point at one of the main points of contention within Blackstock and Clarkson's divorce — money.
  — Ilana Kaplan, Peoplemag, 7 Aug. 2023
• Once the sound enters the brain, neurons shoot up across different parts to decode each lyric, melody and rhythm.
  — María Luisa Paúl, Washington Post, 18 Aug. 2023
• Swift previously made the lyric change when Kelce attended her show in Buenos Aires.
  — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 23 Feb. 2024
• Alongside a new lyric video, Joel also released the song on limited-edition 7-inch vinyl.
  — Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 1 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024