harmonica
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During the chorus, harmonica borrowed from Stevie Wonder’s “That Girl” screeches into view, but the brightness only serves to accent the desolation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
The pair smuggled a harmonica and a set of small bells during the Gemini 6A mission.
From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2026
An example of a highly creative response includes words like "galaxy, fork, freedom, algae, harmonica, quantum, nostalgia, velvet, hurricane, photosynthesis."
From Science Daily ● Jan. 25, 2026
That persistent harmonica intro or, god-forbid, his later forays into doo-wop were an eternal annoyance, part of the reason he started looking for some alternative in the first place.
From Salon ● Dec. 14, 2025
“Those are her pictures,” Gladys muttered in a voice that reminded me of the sound from a comb harmonica.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
About 80 guitars are included in the auction, alongside amplifiers, gold and silver records, posters, memorabilia and a collection of harmonicas.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
On Venus, sounds that are caused by solid objects vibrating, like harmonicas or reed organ pipes, would be pitched down because the atmosphere is dense and soupy.
From Salon ● Jun. 3, 2025
After all, not only did she have those pictures on her wall, she also has one of Dylan’s harmonicas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2024
And when a small army of harmonicas gently peeked out from behind the work’s often mournful textures, they glimmered delicately.
From New York Times ● Oct. 21, 2021
Strange combinations of sounds that seem to come from street pianos, New Year's eve horns, harmonicas and old-fashioned musical beer steins that play when you lift them up.
From A Thousand and One Afternoons in Chicago by Ben Hecht
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