brass
Example Sentences
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He added, “it is clear that CBS brass is engaged in a near-constant level of editorial interference that would have previously been unthinkable.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
John Nagl, who strongly felt that the Army’s top brass were too hidebound to the old ways of warfighting—large-scale tank-and-infantry battles—and were blocking the promotions of officers who were fighting counterinsurgency battles in the field.
From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026
Immediately after the speech, cannons fired successive rounds before music was played by a military brass band.
From BBC • May 9, 2026
I’m stripping a century of paint off the door hinges, and I soldered tight a loose brass light fixture.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026
She picks up the trumpet, and when she presses her lips to the brass, her three fingers make a loud parade of blaring notes.
From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari
Vocabulary lists containing brass
Musical Instruments - Introductory
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Musical Instruments - Middle School
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Musical Instruments - High School
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