brass
Example Sentences
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They hang on the bright green peeling walls of his small Ahmedabad home, among religious icons, brass vessels and fading family portraits.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
He added, “it is clear that CBS brass is engaged in a near-constant level of editorial interference that would have previously been unthinkable.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
John Nagl, who strongly felt that the Army’s top brass were too hidebound to the old ways of warfighting—large-scale tank-and-infantry battles—and were blocking the promotions of officers who were fighting counterinsurgency battles in the field.
From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026
BP has previous experience when it comes to spats with its top brass.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
Pretending to be him, I took my vesta case from my pocket, clunky and unfashionable compared to the slim brass one Yakov had worn suspended from his watch chain.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
Vocabulary lists containing brass
Musical Instruments - Introductory
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Musical Instruments - Middle School
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Musical Instruments - High School
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