xylophone

Example Sentences

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He holds small mallets in his “hands” to play a kind of xylophone called a marimba.

From NewsForKids.net • Apr. 1, 2024

The article paints a scene of company employees striking a metal xylophone and applauding as they jubilantly gaslight their customers.

From Slate • Jul. 31, 2023

They squat on the surface with embossing hammers, swiftly stamping the top of each cube, like xylophone players performing in a concert.

From Salon • Jul. 8, 2023

There’s a hanging triangle, a xylophone and wind chimes.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2023

A running stream could be a glissando on a xylophone; thunder can be played with drums; footsteps with a woodblock, etc.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin