Example Sentences

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The arrival of “talkies” further eased its entry: Orchestras disappeared, dialogue filled the soundtrack and a little crunching no longer disrupted the show.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

He also held international positions, including leading the Toronto and Melbourne Symphony Orchestras.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2024

Orchestras around the world looked up to it.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 20, 2023

A recent report from the nonprofit League of American Orchestras showed that Black people, for example, make up 12.6% of the U.S. population but only 2.4% of professional orchestral musicians.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 19, 2023

Orchestras and opera houses thrived under the Nazis, supported by generous state funding.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall