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violin

[vahy-uh-lin] / ˌvaɪ əˈlɪn /
NOUN
musical instrument
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Leading the orchestra from the violin, Elisa Citterio maintained a speedy pace that did not always coordinate with what was happening onstage.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

When he was 20, he left to play violin and conduct.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 3, 2026

He handles a violin and a sniper’s rifle with equal dexterity.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 26, 2026

Baerwald, an award-winning musician, film composer and songwriter who called Los Angeles home for nearly four decades, doesn’t play the violin.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 8, 2026

A cello was a big violin that sat on the floor.

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord

It’s well to remember that in the early days of synthesizing instruments, violins with perfect vibrato sounded especially fake, until tiny errors generated by chance were added to the sine waves.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 16, 2026

There’s “White Hot Coal,” a pensive, acoustic folk rocker with violins as the ghost of an accordion.

From Salon Jun. 5, 2026

Cue the violins, because after Jerome Powell’s swan song Fed rate meeting, it’s his final two weeks in the hot seat.

From Barron's May 4, 2026

Where do the world’s best violins come from?

From MarketWatch Mar. 5, 2026

The Schillinger brothers warmed up their violins as older children chased each other around the school room.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson



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