Example Sentences

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Flutes and drums tune up as spectators begin to line the curbs and balconies along the street.

From Salon • Nov. 8, 2025

"Thank you for everything this week. You are truly the King of Flutes and I can't wait to play with you again."

From BBC • May 3, 2023

Flutes dipped like swallows, and brasses popped out like goblins.

From New York Times • Apr. 26, 2023

Flutes of Champagne go aloft: “I’m turning 30,” a woman says, laughing, “times two!”

From Seattle Times • Mar. 17, 2022

Thy sun-bright mate, his joy to prove, Flutes sweet his ardors from above.

From Song-waves by Rand, Theodore H. (Theodore Harding)