plural sing-alongs
: an informal session of group singing of popular or folk songs : songfest
People who had brought their guitars led spontaneous sing-alongs in the hotel lobby.The New Yorker
Old-fashioned hayrides and sing-alongs in front of a campfire …Mary Beth Giles
Audience participation is one of the things that has made the show a success, and there will, again, be plenty of opportunity to take part in the sing-alongs.Canadian Motorist
also : a song appropriate for a sing-along
A guy from the wedding party joined the band for the Garth Brooks classic sing-along "Friends in Low Places" and knocked it out of the park. Luke Vose

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Kittle and Swift's impromptu sing-along moment occurred at Tight End University, an annual three-day summer training camp founded by Kelce, 35, Kittle and sportscaster Greg Olsen in 2021. Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 12 July 2025 An 'abundance' of 'sing-along songs' and 'insane live shows' Since 2021, the surge in country music has helped the American music industry increase annual revenues that now exceed its 1999 heights by 25%. Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025 Highlights are a circus, wood-chopping contests, rabbit costume contest, sing-along. Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 2 July 2025 There will be 10 new episodes and two half-hour specials with more important lessons, adventure, and sing-along fun. Anna Halkidis, Parents, 24 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for sing-along

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First Known Use

1959, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of sing-along was in 1959

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“Sing-along.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sing-along. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.

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