instrument
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Example Sentences
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The massive instrument, labeled across its front, is even more fun to strike than it is to look at—though I hope the exhibitors brought earplugs for those manning the neighboring booths.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
Loeb also was Roosevelt’s instrument for directing their behavior and getting updates on their activities.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
At the time, The New York Times memorably called her "the blunt instrument knocking down their own Berlin Wall".
From BBC • May 5, 2026
Keeping it on increases the possibility that the instrument could be restarted in the future if enough power becomes available.
From Science Daily • May 4, 2026
One example might be to think of as many ways as possible to play a musical instrument.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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Vocabulary lists containing instrument
Macbeth's "Is this a dagger..." soliloquy
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John F. Kennedy, Inaugural Address, January 20, 1961
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