cymbal

Example Sentences

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His press rolls and cymbal crashes urge on Mr. Harrison’s expanding circles of improvisation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 15, 2025

The soldier wears a fur pelisse and holds a cymbal, which meant he was very likely to have belonged to a cavalry regiment, Ms Lavelle said.

From BBC • Oct. 24, 2025

By the time he played with Miles Davis in the late ’40s, Roach had shifted his style to a more propulsive rhythm that emphasized the ride cymbal.

From New York Times • Sep. 6, 2023

It may sound funny to some to describe as “home” a venue that’s featured live shows wild enough to include impalement by cymbal stand.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 23, 2023

The party went on, but the musical lilt of voices, the cymbal lightness of laughter, did not.

From "145th Street: Short Stories" by Walter Dean Myers