music box

Example Sentences

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Dudamel joins him with his music box, and, sheepishly trying not to look embarrassed, they cutely cuddle.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

Aficionados will delight in minor details such as being close enough to touch the ghoulish monkey music box from the original, and being within breathing distance of the performers in these famous roles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

René opens the music box, and a tinkling music begins to play, the same song heard long ago in his Damascus sitting room.

From BBC • Dec. 23, 2024

For decades, researchers considered mouse songs instinctual, the fixed tunes of a windup music box, rather than the mutable expressions of individual minds.

From New York Times • Sep. 20, 2023

I showed her the music box my mother gave me.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter