cymbal
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Then it happened — somewhere between a cymbal crash and a guitar wail.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2025
His press rolls and cymbal crashes urge on Mr. Harrison’s expanding circles of improvisation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 15, 2025
The soldier wears a fur pelisse and holds a cymbal, which meant he was very likely to have belonged to a cavalry regiment, Ms Lavelle said.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2025
He grabbed the cymbal with his left hand, struck a syncopated beat with his right, stuck out his tongue and rocked to the rhythm while playing.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 3, 2023
I closed my eyes and focused on the cymbal taps.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
In U.S. television, there’s a tendency to open every piece of sports programming with a clash of cymbals and a rhinoceros jumping through a flaming hoop.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
She nailed complex paradiddles and splashed nearly a dozen cymbals with abandon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026
The hilltop temples echoed with chants, while dance troupes performed with clanging cymbals and bagpipes.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2025
It all belongs, in the same way the crash of Chinese cymbals in the remix of Sammie's signature song "I Lied to You" only punches up that gumbo's flavor.
From Salon ● May 2, 2025
With his first check for overtime work, Willie bought himself a bass drum and a pair of cymbals.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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