music box
Example Sentences
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In the homey second movement, he carefully lays down his cello, picks up a music box and sits at the foot of the podium.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
The show opened with Rosalía portraying a music box ballerina, her movements restricted, with dancers required to carry her across the stage.
From BBC • May 6, 2026
Aficionados will delight in minor details such as being close enough to touch the ghoulish monkey music box from the original, and being within breathing distance of the performers in these famous roles.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025
There, in the Morris Museum’s collection of mechanical musical instruments and automata, is a music box from around 1877.
From New York Times • Apr. 2, 2024
Hearing Rahim Khan speak Ali’s name was like finding an old dusty music box that hadn’t been opened in years; the melody began to play immediately: Who did you eat today, Babalu?
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
