Sentence examples for to sing only from inspiring English sources

Mr. Ahmad advised women to sing only inside their homes before female members of the family.

(Directors cast her to sing; only Cocteau seems to have discerned her talents as a comedian).

(The first lady wanted Anderson to sing only spirituals, but she refused; she did not want to be typecast).

(Imagine going to see Pavarotti and learning that he was going to sing only selections from Nixon in China).

She was criticized for never taking part in such activities as beauty or singing contests, so she signed up to sing — only to be stymied in her attempts to go to the clubhouse to rehearse.

A small, but telling example: a Welsh pop group, Super Furry Animals, was ordered to sing only Welsh-language songs at the 1997 Eisteddfod, a cultural festival, as if English had no place in Welsh culture.

Adele, who canceled a recent North American tour because of problems with her vocal cords, had surgery several weeks ago and will return to singing only after a full recovery.

She began her career as a drummer and bassist, turning only to singing only because "in Spain nobody wanted a female drummer, and I got tired of hearing no, no, no," and would like to explore further the rhythmic possibilities the recording studio offers.

With the post-revolutionary ban on public singing by women -- the authorities contend that women's voices could corrupt men -- she went from being a pop diva with her own palace, to singing only occasionally for small groups of women in private.

I'd tried to sing, but only broken croaks escaped as the salt water dripped on to his blankets.

Not everyone believes the dengbêj are now free: "We are allowed to sing, but only the songs the government likes to hear," says one singer.