harper

Example Sentences

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They introduced me to dragons and dragonriders, wizards casting spells with words, ships with eyes and starships with voices, harpers posing riddles or playing instruments of bone, fairy tales turned upside down and inside out .

From The Verge

When they became international stars in the 1970s, the group hired a harper named Derek Bell to play the old O’Carolan tunes, which as a result became part of every Irish band’s repertoire.

From Washington Post

The harper government s threatening to pass legislation that will eviscerate the rights and freedoms of ordinary Canadians.

From New York Times

“It’s just a tragic loss of a great musical genius,” said longtime friend and collaborator Morris harper, who performs as DJ Spinn and who was scheduled to appear Saturday night with Rashad in Detroit.

From Time

But no discussion of alternatives is allowed by the harper government that drops this bombshell and in the next breath declares the winter break of parliament.

From Economist