cymbal

Example Sentences

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It may sound funny to some to describe as “home” a venue that’s featured live shows wild enough to include impalement by cymbal stand.

From Seattle Times

Days later, the water had receded a bit but was 3 feet deep, leaving only the cymbal of his drum set peeking above the unwelcome tide.

From Los Angeles Times

During his first summer as a professional actor, Bonneville played the bass drum in “Romeo and Juliet,” the cymbal in “Midsummer Night’s Dream” and an officer in Shaw’s “Arms and the Man.”

From Washington Post

The Greeks also used finger cymbals and frame drums – similar to the kind you might use at school.

From Salon

Think of a horn player zipping through a dizzying line, over a swinging beat that sizzles so fast you can almost see smoke drifting from the cymbals.

From New York Times