How to Use Tin Pan Alley in a Sentence
Tin Pan Alley
noun
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An old man with Alzheimer’s might hear a Tin Pan Alley tune and suddenly recall his daughter’s name.
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Burkhard Bilger,
The New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2023
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Catt sings in a jingly Tin Pan Alley curtain-raiser, eager to make men comfortable with the idea of extending the franchise.
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Helen Shaw,
The New Yorker,
2 May 2024
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The Broadway edifice was then at the heart of popular music's Tin Pan Alley, where writers, composers, singers and musicians turned out hit songs.
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CBS News,
17 Jan. 2021
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Bacharach’s music cut across age lines, appealing to teens as well as an older generation who could appreciate the Tin Pan Alley feel of some of David’s lyrics.
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Duane Byrge,
Billboard,
9 Feb. 2023
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The generations of theatergoers who grew up on book musicals, replete with original songs that were written in a distinctive Broadway style, with roots in operetta and Tin Pan Alley, are in their dotage now.
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Peter Marks,
Washington Post,
27 Nov. 2022
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