harper

Example Sentences

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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 • May 12, 2016

Mead has been spilled on the oak and the king's strong-thewed companions, none over 30, sprawl, snore or listen intently to the end of a long-drawn saga sung by Maccus, the harper.

From Time Magazine Archive

She was the lovely, golden-haired harper who had tried for her talent and failed.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

Only one man in the kingdom seemed cast down: the man who’d been Hrothgar’s harper before the blind man came to make his bid.

From "Grendel" by John Gardner

Meanwhile the harper in the great room sang a song.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer