panpipe

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

When she escapes by turning herself into a reed, Pan plucks 10 reeds from the ground and creates the first panpipe, declaring it “the melodious voice of his beloved.”

From New York Times

His second album, “Siku” — named after an Andean panpipe — comes out Jan. 25.

From New York Times

The syrinx, named in 1872 after a Greek nymph who was transformed into panpipes, has a similar structure: Both are tubes supported by cartilage with folds of tissue.

From Science Magazine

It was inspired by the panpipe songs that he heard being played by South American buskers on the plaza of the Centre Pompidou, outside the institute.

From The New Yorker

I didn’t care, though, I was operating on a higher plane of peace, the very personification of the sound of panpipes.

From The Guardian