big band
Example Sentences
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“The world feels much quieter today without his voice, and I will miss my friend more than words can say. The big band in the sky just got infinitely better with Alex’s arrival.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2026
The big band music stopped, and for a few seconds a hush fell over the guests.
From Barron's • Apr. 26, 2026
As Simon observed years later, the V-Discs “mark the high watermark of the big band years.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026
But The Clearing has a clarity and purpose that suggests they're finally OK with the idea of being a chart-topping, festival-headlining "big band".
From BBC • Oct. 10, 2025
“I don’t dig joining some big band, one-nighting all over just to say I played with Count or Duke or somebody.”
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
