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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

Music: A trio of violin, string bass and accordion played Presley’s No. 1 hit “Love Me Tender”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 28, 2026

Like his grandfather’s beloved violin, Baerwald has taken a deep dive into previously unknown waters — and survived.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 8, 2026

“I wonder if I should make him a CD of my violin playing,” said Isa.

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser

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

And if you hear trembling violins and thrumming cellos, you might lapse into a vision of storm-whipped waves.

From The Wall Street Journal May 15, 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

I’ll shake the sky like a hundred violins.

From "The House on Mango Street" by Sandra Cisneros



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