metronome

Example Sentences

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He stopped, and shook his head, left to right, like a metronome.

From Los Angeles Times

Beethoven had been deaf for nearly a decade by the time of his death in 1827, cited by some as a reason to ignore the metronome markings.

From Seattle Times

The metronome and the matching triangle wedged into one side of the boy’s head are the only two parts of the composition to show shading, and hence three-dimensionality.

From Washington Post

These structures from quantum impracticality, inherent crystalline metronomes might migrate into our future time-keeping technology.

From Scientific American

The golden retriever waits, “his tail a plumy metronome.”

From Washington Post