instrument
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In the book Mr. King specifies that the instrument of destruction is a short roque mallet.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
Rollins’ first instrument, at age 13, was the alto saxophone, followed by the tenor when he was in his mid-teens.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
Rollins embraced yoga, finding that the breathing techniques and especially the concentration gave him a new fluency with his instrument.
From Barron's • May 26, 2026
The officer then reported Spence for "sounding an unauthorised audible warning instrument on a vehicle", which led to the criminal prosecution.
From BBC • May 23, 2026
And one evening, when Bess and Harry’s daughter, Margaret, sat down at her grand piano, a back leg of the instrument plunged through the floor, sending a snow of plaster dust into the dining room.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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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