clave
Example Sentences
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But Mark Morris, perched on a stool and clacking out the rhythm with a pair of clave sticks, finds plenty to quarrel with as he oversees this rehearsal of his new work.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 21, 2022
“I would go to write for the record, and I would play clave for five hours not knowing what I was doing,” she said.
From New York Times ● Oct. 12, 2021
Tignonville's tongue clave to the roof of his mouth.
From Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France by Weyman, Stanley J.
Then came the crowd in-surging like the wave That closes up the gash the clipper clave.
From King Cole by Masefield, John
I tried to speak, but my tongue clave to my mouth; I tried to rise, I was nailed to my seat.
From The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 3 of 6 by Sue, Eugène
