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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

When he was 20, he left to play violin and conduct.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

It is a riff on the Prelude from Bach’s Partita No. 3 for solo violin, the first music heard in the late architect’s Walt Disney Concert Hall while still under construction.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026

Chester explained that when he looked out the window, he saw Professor Mickelwhite, our next door neighbor, playing the violin in his living room.

From "Bunnicula" by Deborah Howe and James Howe

This happens to be the first work ever written for pairs of violins, violas and cellos, as an expression of freedom that, in 1776, felt revolutionary.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

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

From Salon ● Jun. 5, 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

Where do the world’s best violins come from?

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 5, 2026

I saw the Huangs, the same old complaining relatives now embarrassed by this poor showing, the entertainers with their violins and flutes.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan



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