lute

Example Sentences

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Harpsichord and viola da gamba act as soloists as well as continuo; a modern lute song is a lullaby.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

Jein even had the Vulcan lute played by Leonard Nimoy’s “Mr. Spock.”

From Seattle Times • Sep. 7, 2023

This object is about 18 lightyears away, located in Lyra, the minor constellation often depicted as a vulture carrying a lute.

From Salon • May 17, 2023

One is a woman with a lute, her instrument already broken.

From New York Times • Jul. 28, 2022

But I saw how he stood with his arms slightly bent, ready to rush forward and whisk the lute away from me if the need arose.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss