What's the difference between sang and spang?

Sang


Definition:

  • () imp. of Sing.
  • () of Sing

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Suede sang about life on the margins, in council homes.
  • (2) When he finished his peroration, the congregants applauded and sang the Israeli national anthem, Hatikvah.
  • (3) A throng gathered before it and sang the civil rights "Freedom Song."
  • (4) "I feel good about the park's resumption, but I also have a heavy heart," said Sung Hyun-sang, president of apparel manufacturer Mansun Corporation, which has lost about 7bn won because of the shutdown.
  • (5) Angela Merkel , who turns 60 on Thursday, thanked a German reporter who sang the traditional birthday song at a news conference in Brussels, and revealed that other leaders had given her flowers.
  • (6) The best advertisement for the format came four hours before the final even started, when, in ITV1's coverage of the FA Cup Final, the teenager Faryl Smith, a 2008 runner-up, sang the national anthem solo and faultlessly in front of a full crowd at Wembley.
  • (7) At the end of last year Baez went down to Crawford, Texas, to protest outside Camp Casey with Cindy Sheehan, whose son was killed in Iraq; in December last year she sang Swing Low Sweet Chariot outside San Quentin prison as Tookie Williams was executed.
  • (8) "Governor let me in, I wanna be your friend, there'll be no partisan divisions," the Boss sang.
  • (9) "I'm Ms Dy-na-mi-TEE-ee," she sang on the chorus, putting an emphasis on the penultimate syllable.
  • (10) Lee sang, tap-danced and did comic turns before settling on the drums.
  • (11) The Occupy protesters outside St Paul's Cathedral in London named their camp "Tahrir Square" while they sat cross-legged, sang songs and consumed Marks & Spencer sandwiches, oblivious to the obscenity of a comparison with freedom fighters who risked their lives in Egypt.
  • (12) He was pictured standing silently with his hands clasped and holding his order of service as others around him sang God Save the Queen, and was later forced to confirm that he would sing the anthem at future events.
  • (13) Adele will be following in the shoes of Shirley Bassey (who sang the themes to Goldfinger, Diamonds Are Forever and Moonraker), Tina Turner ( GoldenEye ) and Madonna (Die Another Day).
  • (14) Away from the violence and the weirdness, Korea supports a healthy contingent of award-winning auteurs, like Hong Sang-soo , Im Sang-soo or Lee Chang-dong.
  • (15) "Dive in a minute, he's going to dive in a minute," the visiting fans sang at Didier Drogba in the opening minutes but he never did.
  • (16) The public demand that chaebol , especially Samsung, should not be an exception and that everyone should be equal before laws has become stronger,” said Kim Sang-jo, executive director of Solidarity for Economic Reform, a private business watchdog.
  • (17) I used to be indifferent, but when I stood on the square, hand on my heart, and sang the national anthem, I'll never forget it.
  • (18) Gamble and Huff's career spans the history of rock and soul – Gamble sang with a group called the Romeos in the 60s, while Huff's early days reach back further, having played piano on sessions for the rock'n'roll songwriting duo Leiber and Stoller, and for Phil Spector.
  • (19) Jermain Defoe strikes in 89th minute for Sunderland to draw with Liverpool Read more Before the mass departure the Kop loudly sang, “Enough is enough, you greedy bastards, enough is enough” – which was roundly applauded by all four sides of Anfield, including the Sunderland supporters – before launching into ’You’ll Never Walk Alone’, usually reserved for the last few moments of a game.
  • (20) The culture medium was prepared by mixing in a 1:1 ratio Cross and Sang's M3(BF) medium, supplemented with 10% heat inactivated fetal bovine serum (FBS), with the supernatant of a primary embryonic cell culture made in the M3(BF) medium and supplementing this mixture with insulin.

Spang


Definition:

  • (v. t.) To spangle.
  • (v. i.) To spring; to bound; to leap.
  • (n.) A bound or spring.
  • (n.) A spangle or shining ornament.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) I had a theory that the spangly new Premiership, with its cerebral French managers and its pony-tails and its dietary regimes, is a more comfortable environment for the new Adams than the old First Division would have been.
  • (2) It would be funnier if they showed him decked out in full 70s glam gear throughout, being led to the gallows in a big spangly costume with shoulder pads so huge they get stuck in the hole as he plunges through.
  • (3) "Even the shadows cast by the spangly roof don't suit a 5.15pm kick off," says Brad McMillan.
  • (4) 7.31pm GMT I think Iveta is supposed to be the alien out of Mars Attacks in a spangly leotard, but not sure about Mark.
  • (5) The ever-exuberant rapper took to the stage tonight to perform a much-anticipated duet with Florence Welch, dressed in a suitably spangly silver mini dress.
  • (6) The vulnerability of the heart towards current has been thoroughly investigated by several authors (Walter, 1969; Dalziel & Lee, 1969; Nickel & Spang, 1965; Kugelberg, 1975).
  • (7) By our own experiences with 471 stomach resections (gastric ulcers) we have found, that the so-called special situation of ulcer in the old age--from Spang firstly defined--has to be critically discussed.
  • (8) 'Pay for Christmas presents twice over, with some money left over to spend on Hogmanay celebrations' Stewart Kirkpatrick, head of digital at Yes Scotland , said: "For some things only internet slang is appropriate, thus ... *spang* [the sound of hitting yourself in the shovel in a facepalm style]."
  • (9) It also reminded me of the colourful, spangly outfits I wore with Slade.
  • (10) Anybody that's been talked into a corner by someone off their spangly little tits on Es will have shuddered at the thought of an hour-long exploration of the subject.
  • (11) Who tests us more than Donald Trump?” The decommissioning began with a local school band – 46 students in spangly costumes and tasselled blue and white uniforms – parading through the office, playing The Washington Post march , which was composed by John Philip Sousa in 1889.
  • (12) The anguish over these two high-profile male presenters focused on their professional merits, unlike the other big TV presenter story of the week, a minor furore generated by Susanna Reid, host of ITV's spangly reboot of Good Morning Britain.