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violin

[vahy-uh-lin] / ˌvaɪ əˈlɪn /
NOUN
musical instrument
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In another official building across town, violin notes mixed with air raid sirens.

From Barron's Aug. 25, 2026

Music: A trio of violin, string bass and accordion played Presley’s No. 1 hit “Love Me Tender”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 28, 2026

He handles a violin and a sniper’s rifle with equal dexterity.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 26, 2026

Like his grandfather’s beloved violin, Baerwald has taken a deep dive into previously unknown waters — and survived.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 8, 2026

That they would continue to play tennis, piano, and violin.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson

It’s well to remember that in the early days of synthesizing instruments, violins with perfect vibrato sounded especially fake, until tiny errors generated by chance were added to the sine waves.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 16, 2026

There’s “White Hot Coal,” a pensive, acoustic folk rocker with violins as the ghost of an accordion.

From Salon Jun. 5, 2026

And if you hear trembling violins and thrumming cellos, you might lapse into a vision of storm-whipped waves.

From The Wall Street Journal May 15, 2026

Cue the violins, because after Jerome Powell’s swan song Fed rate meeting, it’s his final two weeks in the hot seat.

From Barron's May 4, 2026

The cellos made the hills glow red, and the leaves and grass were tipped with a soft pale green as the violins began their song.

From "The Phantom Tollbooth" by Norton Juster



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