How to Use strum in a Sentence

strum

1 of 2 noun

• After a brief guitar strum, the song's first verse hits square in the gut.
  — chicagotribune.com, 18 July 2017
• You are invited to bring your ukulele to sing, strum and have a good time.
  — cleveland, 10 Jan. 2020
• The flickering strum of a wheeled double bass set the tone inside the Metro car.
  — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2023
• All that's missing here is a quick strum of his air guitar.
  — Dakota Crawford, Indianapolis Star, 7 June 2018
• Or maybe a guitar strum or even the fluid sound of a clarinet.
  — Nick Hoppe, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Apr. 2018
• One too-tall Elvis strums a ukulele, strolling up and down the line along the gates and nodding solemnly, the crowd just slightly hushed.
  — Caki Wilkinson, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2020
• With that simple premise—and the strum of an Eb major chord—a five-minute tear-jerker is born.
  — Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2017
• Things like scales, chords and strum patterns will be reviewed.
  — Ellen McAlpine, CNN Underscored, 28 Dec. 2020
• On the downward strum, use the back of your index finger — the nail, really.
  — Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2020
• But then a Bad Boy named Wes came along and ruined it for all of us with a simple strum of his guitar.
  — Anabel Pasarow, refinery29.com, 10 Mar. 2020
• That’s clear in the guitar-strum intro and in her earnest, emotional singing.
  — Raisa Bruner, Time, 14 Feb. 2020
• Just think of the opening scene where clapping horse hooves merge with the delicate strum of a banjo.
  — Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 25 Dec. 2023
• In the photo, Mayer played a light purple guitar while Ben watched his dad's friend strum.
  — Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 29 Dec. 2022
• Pinterest With that simple premise—and the strum of an Eb major chord—a five-minute tear-jerker is born.
  — Perri Ormont Blumberg, PEOPLE.com, 19 Oct. 2017
• Heavy guitar strums start the trudging tune forward, followed closely by punchy vocals that add a bit of swing to the mix.
  — Kat Bein, Billboard, 7 Dec. 2017
• For a little bit of folk salvation, turn to Bon Iver, whose evocative strums and lilting voice speak straight to the soul.
  — Raisa Bruner, Time, 30 May 2018
• My own love—for flamenco and my father—grows deeper with each strum.
  — Sofia Perez, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Mar. 2023
• In the photo, Mayer plays a light purple guitar while Ben watches his dad's friend strum.
  — Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com, 7 Feb. 2022
• The guitar strums, like the memories recalled, feel farther away.
  — Haben Kelati, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2023
• And that ringing strum just might be the Big Bang of the Los Angeles recorded music industry.
  — Randall Roberts, Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2020
• For most Americans, this lush region conjures the strum of a banjo, the songs of Loretta Lynn and the gentle twang of a thick mountain accent.
  — Jessica Wapner, Newsweek, 19 July 2015
• The second, a serene strum-fest accompanied by Meloy's sing-song musings.
  — Eder Campuzano, OregonLive.com, 16 Mar. 2018
• The horizontal video uses the same footage as the vertical, in which Mendes strums and sings away as a pair of anonymous female hands get touchy-feely.
  — Abby Jones, Billboard, 11 June 2018
• Her instrument is her voice, over simple guitar strums, and her message is a kind of screw-it-all abandon.
  — Raisa Bruner, Time, 6 Mar. 2020
• Six-string strums, including from a Kurt Cobain sample, figure in other songs, too.
  — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 14 June 2018
• Pre-pandemic, the excitement came from recorders to play and ukuleles to strum and plastic buckets from Home Depot to bang on.
  — John Wilkens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2020
• Sounds: Suburban malaise set to alt-country strum, synth contrails.
  — Matt Wake | [e-mail], al, 3 Aug. 2020
• The AirPods Pro seamlessly reproduce every note, strum, hit or key press on a track.
  — Michael Andronico, CNN Underscored, 19 Mar. 2021
• And because the musicians play so precisely onstage — each strum in place, each groove just right — the songs differed little from the versions permanently stored in your head.
  — Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2024
• Worries escalated as this new cohort of generative AI tools threatened the livelihoods of people who write, draw, strum or code for a living.
  — Paul Wiseman, Fortune, 20 Dec. 2023

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strum

2 of 2 verb

• He strummed a tune on the guitar.
• Learn chords on the ukulele and strum along to some favorite songs.
  — Mary Lou Cruz, sun-sentinel.com, 4 Oct. 2021
• In the clip, Robert instructs his niece on where to place her tiny hands to strum the guitar.
  — Naledi Ushe, PEOPLE.com, 30 Sep. 2021
• Come for the streetwear look, stay for the idea of Timmy strumming a guitar..
  — Meg Donohue, ELLE, 17 Feb. 2023
• The town got its first place to hang out, sit with a laptop or strum a guitar.
  — Calvin Woodward, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Jan. 2022
• To many, Kerr was like a rich guy strumming his ukulele in the back seat while his cat drives the limo down the freeway.
  — Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Feb. 2018
• Then the drums kick in, the guitar-strumming starts and Meloy's detached voice brings it all in.
  — Eder Campuzano, OregonLive.com, 17 Jan. 2018
• Bring your uke for an evening of strumming, singing and just having a good time.
  — cleveland, 11 Oct. 2019
• Kevin Bacon played an acoustic version of the remix, and used an ear of corn to strum along to the catchy beat.
  — Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 6 Jan. 2023
• De La Cruz is pretending to strum along to the pop song that’s playing over the speakers.
  — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 6 June 2023
• Duffy noted that his grandfather strums the guitar and sings to his wife of 63 years.
  — Pete Grathoff, kansascity, 20 Apr. 2018
• The man can strum six strings and play the right chords at the right time (even if those chords are most often the classic C, G, A minor and F).
  — Joshua Medintz, The Enquirer, 10 July 2023
• For years at parties, Naderi would pick up an acoustic guitar and strum a tune or two.
  — Matt Wake | [e-mail], al, 21 July 2022
• After storytime, a singer stepped in, picked up a ukulele and began to strum.
  — Dallas News, 19 Nov. 2022
• Schneider sometimes hears her up in her room, singing and strumming her ukulele.
  — Scottie Andrew, CNN, 16 Apr. 2020
• In the photo, Mayer strummed a purple guitar while Ben watched his dad's friend play.
  — Michael Lee Simpson, Peoplemag, 15 Aug. 2023
• Two quickly strummed guitar chords rocked back and forth, as tight, peppy drums kept time.
  — David Obuchowski, Longreads, 30 July 2019
• The 65-year-old actor strummed on his guitar while his daughter sat closer to the camera.
  — Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 19 Apr. 2024
• Meanwhile, his left hand played the lower keys as if strumming a rhythm guitar.
  — WSJ, 14 Aug. 2018
• In the video, 2-year-old Stormi is rocking it out on the drums while True and Chicago, both 2, strum purple and green guitars.
  — Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com, 12 Sep. 2020
• In the afternoons, Anderson said, kids stop by on their walk home from school, strum one of the many guitars and just hang out.
  — Saige Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune, 17 Feb. 2022
• But joyless, the band, once able to swivel and wave and strum with ease, groaned hydraulically.
  — Christopher Borrelli, chicagotribune.com, 9 Feb. 2018
• Shelton was content to pass the break idly strumming his guitar.
  — Nancy Kruh, PEOPLE.com, 14 Nov. 2019
• Nearby, 70-year-old Israel Ortiz strums his guitar to dull the pain.
  — Gabe Gutierrez and Bianca Seward, NBC News, 21 Jan. 2018
• As the title suggests, pizzicato plucking and outright strumming of the strings plays a large role in the work.
  — cleveland, 21 Oct. 2019
• The jungle guides strumming guitars at a bar in the Sumatran village of Bukit Lawang know of just one peer who has seen a tiger in the wild.
  — The Economist, 22 Feb. 2018
• With no phone to squander time on, Mallmann has ample hours on the island to watch movies and read books and paint and strum the guitar over in the corner.
  — João Canziani, Esquire, 22 Jan. 2018
• Or strum on an electric guitar, play the drums or sing in a recording studio to make your own music.
  — Annie Nickoloff, cleveland, 14 July 2022
• One man strummed on a guitar, while others sipped on IPAs and chatted about their favorite shows.
  — Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, 30 Aug. 2019
• Loog Mini Guitar Your little rock star can learn to strum on this three-string guitar that’s perfectly sized for tiny hands.
  — Maya Polton, Parents, 24 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024