compositions

Example Sentences

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The error is that Rick has been playing one of his own, unfamiliar, compositions.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

“Long Walk Home” is from 2008’s “Magic” album and is one of Springsteen’s best post-Reunion-era compositions.

From Salon • May 28, 2026

He rarely performed, although he later brought his spiritual quest into his music in compositions such as "Patanjali," named for the great yoga master.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

These years of collaboration led to several of his original compositions being pressed into 78 rpm shellac records.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

He wanted you to think that the only reason he was lousy at writing compositions was because he stuck all the commas in the wrong place.

From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger