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
Artemis 2 astronaut Victor Glover, who pilots the Orion spacecraft, said before liftoff this week that eyes were a "magical instrument."
From Barron's • Apr. 5, 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 descriptions have to be vague, because articulation, besides depending on the instrument, also depends on the style of the music.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
