timpani
Example Sentences
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Saber-rattling trumpet and timpani intrude and are shushed away as worthless.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026
They were placed mid-orchestra, behind the violas and bravely in front of the timpani.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026
The show in the conservatory’s packed auditorium opened with models in punk attire walking through the auditorium to timpani drumbeats.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 25, 2024
My head was in the pit, wanting to talk to the timpani player.
From New York Times • Jun. 3, 2023
The double basses and timpani are rolled in, and helping to wheel in a harp is a woman with a turquoise scarf over blond hair, wearing sunglasses and deep red lipstick.
From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
