brass
Example Sentences
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He goes in for proclamatory melody, each note an event, when punched out by brass and lower string like hammering spikes in the ground.
From Los Angeles Times
Attendees had to be turned away from one breakfast meeting with top military brass because of legal limits enforced by a fire marshal.
From Barron's
Goldberg, like others at PARC, was frustrated at the lack of understanding by Xerox brass how to exploit PARC’s innovations for corporate customers.
From Los Angeles Times
We even sold the green marble mantle clock with the twin brass cupids.
From Literature
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Lighthearted moments are few, as are colors from winds or brass.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.