steel drum

Example Sentences

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The main parade started later in the morning and featured steel drum players, stilt walkers and dancers wearing flamboyant costumes.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 4, 2023

The steel drum is said to be buried about 15 feet below ground, in the shadow of countless millions of drivers who have passed it by.

From New York Times • Nov. 18, 2021

Identifying her work as “arquitectura povera” in homage to the radical art movement Arte Povera, she reconstructed the industrial shell of a former steel drum factory into a cultural arts and sports center.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2019

A key part of the conversation had been drowned out by a steel drum.

From Slate • Jun. 22, 2017

Her heart is a steel drum, turned sideways on the ground.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti