Dictionary entry

Swansong

Pronunciation: /ˈswɒnsɒŋ/

Pronunciation

/ˈswɒnsɒŋ/

Myanmar Meaning

မသေမီ ၊ အငြိမ်းစားမယူမီ နောက်ဆုံးလုပ်ရပ်။

Definition

swansong /'swɒnsɒŋ/ n (usu sing ) ေနာက္ဆံုးပိတ္ လက္ရာ။ နိဂံုးခ်ဳပ္ လက္ရာ။ His performance as King Lear was to be his swansong before retiring.

Examples

  1. ‘It also saw the final swansong to the Stones recording the blues with their murky version of Robert Johnson's ‘Live With Me’.’
  2. ‘But if he wins
  3. he wants a rematch with Wladimir
  4. who he knocked out last March
  5. as a swansong to his career.’
  6. ‘The finale provides an apt swansong with a hypnotic vocal mantra that builds into a potent cadenza reminiscent of the early Doves
  7. but customised by piercing percussive jabs.’
  8. ‘His team marked his swansong by embarking on one of their famous run riot's and Crayke's bowlers bore the brunt as Park rattled up a massive 303-9.’
  9. ‘Hot on the heels of this announcement she released Travelogue
  10. a supposed swansong wherein she re-tooled her own works with a stellar cast of jazzers and placed them in an orchestral setting.’
  11. ‘I prepared myself for one last shot
  12. my swansong
  13. my final foray.’
  14. ‘Dean Holdsworth has turned his back on a Serie A swansong to his career by signing a new two-year contract with Bolton Wanderers.’
  15. ‘The 37-year-old led from the front in an inspiring swansong that included two crucial interception tries in the play-off final.’
  16. ‘Together they form Britain's Olympic sprint team and
  17. as Boardman prepares for a Sydney swansong
  18. this trio has become the great white hope of British cycling.’
  19. ‘What a tragedy if this is to be its swansong; to be swept away as with many other fine buildings that have been sacrificed to the redevelopment of Sligo over the last number of years.’
  20. ‘The album ends touchingly with stand out track ‘What Became Of The Likely Lads’
  21. which unfortunately could become be the band's swansong.’
  22. ‘This was their first time to play in this grade and the final must surely have been the swansong for such long-serving players as Mark Kavanagh and Mick Lillis.’
  23. ‘The member who sponsored this bill
  24. which I call her swansong
  25. is unaware of the support that the public in general has for the current Smoke-free Environments Act.’
  26. ‘Tonight's cup final was meant to be his swansong after a medal-laden career in Sunday morning football spanning a quarter of a century.’
  27. ‘And with new owners John Stabler and Russell Greenfield still to announce their plans for next season
  28. it could be the final swansong for many of the playing and coaching staff.’
  29. ‘There will be one Nelson cricketer with his mind fixed firmly on the other side of the world when Australian skipper Steve Waugh walks out for his international swansong tomorrow.’
  30. ‘Although Room 40 was his swansong in intelligence work
  31. his disciples worked on and emerged during the next war as Churchill's secret stars.’
  32. ‘I.M. Vijayan
  33. who had announced that the Afro-Asian Games was his swansong
  34. was in irresistible form clearly conscious of making his exit in flying colours.’
  35. ‘But as a properly copy-edited and designed book
  36. with all that means for contents and appearance
  37. this is as fine a swansong as one could wish for.’
  38. ‘The European Championships would have been my swansong.’