trumpet
Example Sentences
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Thudding drums, an electric guitar that chugs like a tank’s engine turning over and blaring trumpet fanfare announce the onset of football on CBS, Fox and NBC.
From Salon • Mar. 18, 2026
Saber-rattling trumpet and timpani intrude and are shushed away as worthless.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026
The famed trombonist started his music career as a child, playing the trumpet at age 12, but later shifted to his iconic trombone, playing on street corners in the neighbourhood.
From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026
On the program was Cuban composer Paquito D’Rivera’s “Concerto Venezolano,” featuring the fearless improvising Venezuelan trumpet soloist Pacho Flores.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026
He just walked over to his stand, raked his hair out of his eyes, took out his music and his trumpet, and began blowing scales.
From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee
Vocabulary lists containing trumpet
Musical Instruments - Introductory
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