fiddle
Example Sentences
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Warren Hood, who has been equally at home with symphonic music and in jug bands, provides an often central and dominant fiddle.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
Yet he had a later career resurgence in the 2000s, after he met fiddle player Carrie Rodriguez at the South by Southwest Music Conference in Austin, Texas.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026
In fact, it was quickly abused by hundreds of unscrupulous operators who found they could set up ghost dealerships and then, for a fee, fiddle with the registry.
From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026
Finally, their Smart Play tech kicks in automatically when you hit geo-blocked content, so you don’t have to fiddle with settings.
From Salon • Feb. 11, 2026
When the fiddle had stopped singing Laura called out softly, “What are days of auld lang syne, Pa?”
From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.