cymbal

Example Sentences

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Its beat is a mix of drum machines, sequenced electronics and an acoustic kit, as tricky cymbal flourishes and field recordings of wordless voices echo somewhere in the background.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 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

Now, all that remained of the ephemera of his young life was a single, tarnished cymbal from his drum set.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2025

By the time he played with Miles Davis in the late ’40s, Roach had shifted his style to a more propulsive rhythm that emphasized the ride cymbal.

From New York Times • Sep. 6, 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