How to Use vibrato in a Sentence

vibrato

noun

• The cellist lays the vibrato on thick, and the effect proves maudlin.
  — Mark Swed, latimes.com, 25 Apr. 2018
• Lorraine’s dad sang like Elvis, with the same tone and vibrato.
  — George Varga, sandiegouniontribune.com, 9 Dec. 2017
• The role’s princessy vibrato didn’t play too well at divey karaoke bars.
  — Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 28 Nov. 2022
• Violins might soar with vibrato at the moment when the sun broke through the trees.
  — Steven Levy, Wired, 20 May 2020
• Her tone was full-bodied throughout her range, and melodies sang out with a sweet vibrato.
  — Tim Diovanni, Dallas News, 10 Mar. 2021
• And alt-country mystery man Orville Peck flitered his hearty, clear growl and smooth, heavy vibrato through a fringed mask.
  — Marc Hirsh, BostonGlobe.com, 29 May 2022
• His ability to hold a note, to bend a note, and control his vibrato are without peer on his sphere.
  — Andrew Dansby, Houston Chronicle, 22 Nov. 2019
• The more Kaylee hits her runs and shows off her slow vibrato, neither John nor Niall can remain seated.
  — Maggie Fremont, EW.com, 4 Oct. 2023
• What matters the most is the quality of Tina Turner’s vocal performance — the warmth and the depth, the emotion and the shading, the control and the vibrato.
  — Caryn Rose, Vulture, 25 May 2023
• Her strong vibrato poured out from beneath a wide-brimmed pink hat that matched a dress with billowing sleeves.
  — Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 11 May 2021
• Her wide vibrato struck me as a bit old-fashioned, but the strength of her voice never diminished throughout the 85-minute work.
  — Christian Hertzog, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Oct. 2022
• This is way too stylized for my taste with excess vibrato.
  — Rodney Ho, ajc, 22 Mar. 2022
• Rather, at least on this night in this repertoire, Bendix-Balgley tended to start many a note with no vibrato at all, and then warm the sound just slightly.
  — Peter Dobrin, Philly.com, 18 Oct. 2017
• But the exact nuances of the high notes, the bass riffs, the vibrato and cymbals preserved on the master recordings that did burn that June day—those have gone quiet.
  — Lila Thulin, Smithsonian, 11 June 2019
• Right away, his spine-tingling vibrato and powerful high notes had the crowd cheering and standing in awe.
  — Kirsten Spruch, Billboard, 10 July 2019
• Coleman’s razor-sharp vibrato rattles the melody to its core.
  — Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 18 Feb. 2024
• Known for his vibrato, the energetic frontman still fills the seats.
  — Ashley Hoffman, Time, 8 Mar. 2018
• In the Adagio movement, the strings thinned their tones and reduced their vibrato, spinning out lyrical lines and keeping the textures clear.
  — Dallas News, 18 Apr. 2022
• Fons' rapid, fluttery vibrato, though, almost sounds like a trill on every note.
  — Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 18 June 2019
• Imagine a virtual reality opera where viewers will be able to feel the rhythm of the singer’s vibrato in their bones.
  — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Aug. 2019
• Nelson, as is his nature, fell behind the beat, with that aching vibrato fluttering gently like a feather in the wind.
  — Andrew Dansby, Houston Chronicle, 19 Nov. 2019
• During a class in 1961, Mr. Casals chastised Mr. Parnas for playing with too much vibrato.
  — New York Times, 17 Feb. 2022
• Its first single, the title track, is solely composed of tense, spindly guitar chords and her warm, crackling vibrato.
  — Marcus Jones, EW.com, 31 July 2020
• His vibrato and ability to convey emotion with his voice are perfect for these types of pop ballads.
  — Maggie Fremont, EW.com, 10 Nov. 2021
• The Gesualdo Six sang in lovely clear tones without any vibrato.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Nov. 2021
• Tamara, who has a lot of vibrato and is classically trained, needs to tone it down a bit; Olivia needs to bump up her power and performance level.
  — Maggie Fremont, EW.com, 10 Nov. 2020
• The notes hung in the air for an eternity, extending into rich vibrato that embraced the choir and everyone else in the sanctuary of Grace Apostolic.
  — Justin L. MacK, The Indianapolis Star, 4 July 2021
• The music started softly and then grew stronger, filling my living room: floating flutes, a charge of clarinets, the friendly vibrato of bassoons.
  — Brooke Jarvis, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2020
• The symphony ends with a soprano solo, which Grazinyte-Tyla, who was trained as singer, takes on in a strong, focused voice, with little vibrato.
  — Mark Swed, latimes.com, 5 June 2019
• Nelson evokes his father lyrically and in his vocal take, with his dad’s vibrato and phrasing.
  — Paul De Revere, Billboard, 28 Apr. 2018

Last Updated: 11 Dec 2024