xylophone
Example Sentences
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He holds small mallets in his “hands” to play a kind of xylophone called a marimba.
From NewsForKids.net • Apr. 1, 2024
“Let’s work together to keep your account safe and protect you from fraud,” a recorded voice said, over a tinkly melody that sounded like a xylophone.
From New York Times • Dec. 9, 2023
The article paints a scene of company employees striking a metal xylophone and applauding as they jubilantly gaslight their customers.
From Slate • Jul. 31, 2023
There’s a hanging triangle, a xylophone and wind chimes.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2023
Behind him would race six others, and the first boy there would be the Musician, playing the white xylophone bones beneath the outer covering of black flakes.
From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury
Vocabulary lists containing xylophone
Common Senses: Phon ("Sound")
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2015 Spelling Bee - Words from Round 2
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