cellos
- plural of cello.
Example Sentences
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Oh, and I’ve broken four cellos in my lifetime.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
That was apparent from the Second’s opening notes, in which trembling violins and violas sound as if startled awake, ushering in cellos and basses who have begun moving the furniture.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2025
They come out twice, for Viva La Vida and feelslikeimfallinginlove, twirling their cellos and jumping up and down as they provide the stirring string accompaniment.
From BBC • Sep. 12, 2025
The cellist, joined by four cello colleagues, slowed the etudes down to almost half speed, wrapping and enrapturing her surroundings with the sonic blanket of amplified cellos.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2024
Then music plays, soft and low, full of cellos tonight, and it cuts out midstream.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
