Example Sentences

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"After nine anxious hours at the airport, we realised our journey wasn't going to be possible," said the cellist in a joint statement with his sister, the pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

Violist Lawrence Dutton and cellist David Finckel joined later, with Mr. Finckel retiring in 2013 and getting replaced by Paul Watkins.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

Mr. Watkins listened to them in his car as a young cellist in England, remembering that they were performed with so much gusto he always ended up speeding while the CDs played.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

It’s an all-volunteer orchestra and I am still involved with it and I’m an active cellist.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2025

Promptly after greeting them in Paris, however, Swann deserted them in favor of a master class with the cellist Pablo Casals.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik