reed
Example Sentences
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Though piano, synthesizer and what seems to be a reed instrument are audible, it comes across as something created spontaneously with toys and noise-making devices discovered in a room.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
Burning reed beds is a quick way to restore them, but everyone knew it should be avoided because it killed soil invertebrates, such as snails and earthworms.
From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026
The oboe is a double reed and it’s the purest waveform.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2025
On Venus, sounds that are caused by solid objects vibrating, like harmonicas or reed organ pipes, would be pitched down because the atmosphere is dense and soupy.
From Salon • Jun. 3, 2025
The children ate the chocolate from the ingots of gold and traded the heavenly paper among themselves for reed whistles and fishing string.
From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison
Vocabulary lists containing reed
Music - Introductory
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Music - Middle School
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Musical Instruments - Introductory
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