cymbal
Example Sentences
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His press rolls and cymbal crashes urge on Mr. Harrison’s expanding circles of improvisation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 15, 2025
The soldier wears a fur pelisse and holds a cymbal, which meant he was very likely to have belonged to a cavalry regiment, Ms Lavelle said.
From BBC • Oct. 24, 2025
A cymbal, a guiro, a waterphone — they all have voices waiting to be discovered rather than being dictated to.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2025
An electric organism of Don Cherry horn squeals, double drummer cymbal crashes by Billy Higgins and Ed Blackwell, and Charlie Haden’s bass line wanderings.
From New York Times • Jul. 5, 2023
“What do you think you’re doing?” she said, opening and closing the lid of the pot like a cymbal.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
Vocabulary lists containing cymbal
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