plucked
Example Sentences
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The following track, “Death Wish,” is about the torment of a new love gone bad, and it unfolds over plucked acoustic guitars and a distant bass drum that sounds like a heartbeat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
When a violin string is plucked, it produces a main tone along with a series of overtones.
From Science Daily ● May 19, 2026
"Mums may have plucked up the courage to come in that day to talk about their mental health, but then they can't come if there's no slots available," she says.
From BBC ● Apr. 19, 2026
After “Let ’Em In,” McCartney asked his band member Brian Ray to show off the song’s all-important bass line: a single note plucked over and over and over again.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 28, 2026
The robot plucked sea stars and sea urchins and sea snails from the water and dropped them into rock pools along the shore.
From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown
