xylophone
Example Sentences
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McCullough told police: "When I was hitting her it was like someone badly playing the xylophone, it was willy-nilly."
From BBC
He holds small mallets in his “hands” to play a kind of xylophone called a marimba.
From NewsForKids.net
These instruments tend to be bells, gongs, types of xylophones and other kinds of pitched percussion instruments.
From Science Daily
They distributed xylophone mallets to those waiting in line.
From New York Times
“Let’s work together to keep your account safe and protect you from fraud,” a recorded voice said, over a tinkly melody that sounded like a xylophone.
From New York Times
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