Lyric
Number
Number noun - A character used to represent a mathematical value.
Both words in one sentence
- Elvis Presley song "Return to Sender" has a lyric in which the singer gets the letter returned to him stamped "no such number/no such zone".
Source: Unintentional Period Piece -
During the "After Today" musical number, three boys throw jockstraps during the "No more gym, no more gym, no more gym" lyric, and one of them lands directly into Max's face.
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Hilary Duff had an embarrassing number with the lyric "I'm living proof that a girl can rock." Janis Joplin isn't even bothering to turn over in her grave.
Source: Narm / Music
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Number and Lyric. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/lyric/number
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Number or Lyric. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/lyric/number.
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