instrument
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Example Sentences
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More than 50 years after humans first flew around the Moon, Artemis astronauts will repeat the feat on Monday and use the most basic instrument to study it: their eyes.
From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026
"We are Near Eastern archaeologists. So that is our work. That is like a musician who can no longer play an instrument," she told AFP.
From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026
To better understand the host galaxy, Sears led follow-up observations using Webb's NIRCam, its main near-infrared imaging instrument, several months after the event.
From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026
In high school, Joel picked up the accordion — he describes playing the 49-key instrument as a “love-hate” situation — and Leonel the bajo quinto.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026
The batteries that supplied power to the instrument panels in unit 3 were still running.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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