How to Use accordion in a Sentence

accordion

noun
  • An accordion that’s more than a joke!
    — Jonathan Margolis, Air Mail, 24 Jan. 2026
  • There was an accordion player who my mom first saw on the street.
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Feb. 2024
  • Scrunch the sheets up into a fluffy accordion about one inch thick.
    — Bon Appétit, 1 Mar. 2022
  • The first month of me learning the accordion, her life must have been misery.
    — Morgan Hines, USA TODAY, 25 Apr. 2023
  • All of these are accordion-style buttons that expand to show each email.
    — Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 17 Feb. 2022
  • Clients from across the country drop off or ship their accordions in need of repairs.
    — Rashad Williams, CBS News, 26 June 2026
  • My pal was in deep slumber, breathed through this kind of hissing accordion.
    — Sam Lipsyte, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2025
  • For larger slices of meat, fold them in half and then into thirds, accordion style.
    — Christine Lennon, Sunset Magazine, 14 Nov. 2022
  • The hammock folds out accordion-style, so its base stays secure while in use.
    — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 May 2026
  • The thickness and the loose accordion pleats give the broth and the stray bits of pork something to cling to.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2023
  • Dian brought along her accordion, too.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2025
  • My primary issue is that the accordion-style grip is hard to pop open with just one hand.
    — Nicole Nguyen, WSJ, 27 Mar. 2022
  • Meanwhile, her student wants to learn to play the accordion and become an artist.
    — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 29 July 2022
  • Start by folding your napkin in half, then accordion fold the entire thing.
    — Alyssa Gautieri, Good Housekeeping, 22 Nov. 2022
  • Mirabel's room comes with accessories like her sewing machine, a jaguar doll and her accordion.
    — Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 12 Nov. 2022
  • The singer played a children’s size accordion for the two-and-a-half minute stretch of high-energy songs.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 8 Nov. 2022
  • This accordion-style mug is great for morning joe, portions of stew, or a spot of whiskey in front of the campfire.
    — Mike Richard, Men's Health, 10 Dec. 2022
  • The only items missing were the priest’s accordion and chalice.
    — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2023
  • His love for music bloomed early, as Manilow took on the accordion and the piano as a child.
    — Stephanie Sengwe, Peoplemag, 17 June 2023
  • His love for music bloomed early, as Manilow took on the accordion and the piano as a child.
    — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 17 June 2026
  • Or, if there's a slim strip to secure an accordion mirror to between windows.
    — Amanda Sims Clifford, House Beautiful, 19 Dec. 2022
  • There were accordions and tambourines, and a giant fir tree that, one year, toppled under its own weight.
    — Lizzie Johnson, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
  • To compensate, all the ducts, vent lines and brackets that connect to the tank have to be able to move like an accordion.
    — Christian Davenport, Washington Post, 16 Nov. 2022
  • His accordion and piano playing were the foundation of the band.
    — Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun, 27 Mar. 2022
  • One video shows a man playing an accordion in the middle of a major thoroughfare.
    — Dalton Bennett, Washington Post, 25 June 2023
  • Flaky croissants warm in glowing bakeries, accordion notes drift through the air, and lovers linger by the Seine.
    — Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • The frequency and rhythm of accordion fill the intimate dance floor.
    — Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2022
  • Cut bread into 12 slices, but don’t cut all the way through; the slices should resemble an accordion.
    — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 28 Mar. 2022
  • The accordion player had been evacuated for weeks and stayed with one of the fiddlers.
    — Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2022
  • So, how did Radcliffe learn to play Yankovic’s iconic accordion?
    — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 8 Sep. 2022

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