reed
Example Sentences
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A 2021 photograph by Maree Clarke is an exception; family members in traditional regalia are seated by a reed canoe, with the skyline of Melbourne in the background, powerfully fusing past and present.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026
The oboe is a double reed and it’s the purest waveform.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2025
On Venus, sounds that are caused by solid objects vibrating, like harmonicas or reed organ pipes, would be pitched down because the atmosphere is dense and soupy.
From Salon • Jun. 3, 2025
The use of olive and reed wood and birch bark pitch in the making of arrows reveals an unprecedented degree of precision and technical mastery, as highlighted in the study, published in Scientific Reports.
From Science Daily • Dec. 5, 2024
A moment later they were talking together in a murmured rush of which Mary later remembered nothing, and walking through a silly landscape of reed beds and electrical transformers.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
Vocabulary lists containing reed
Music - Introductory
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Music - Middle School
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Musical Instruments - Introductory
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