How to Use cymbal in a Sentence

cymbal

noun
  • There was no bass drum, just a snare and a hi-hat and a cymbal.
    — Gary Graff, Billboard, 28 June 2024
  • The cymbals pop like fireworks; the groove bends, this way and that.
    — Raymond Cummings, SPIN, 28 May 2024
  • Faster and faster, the drums beat, the cymbals clang, the women chant.
    — Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 June 2024
  • Davis on his bass way down low; Jones up high, on top of that cymbal.
    — Jeff MacGregor, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Jan. 2024
  • For some, clearly, hope bubbled anew with each big clash of the cymbals.
    — Sarah Maslin Nir and Nate Schweber, New York Times, 21 May 2017
  • The many cymbal hits that normally add some drama to the tune fall flat.
    — Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 30 Mar. 2026
  • The bass part moves around, and it is forced to balance with the cymbal, which is the highest pitch.
    — Howard Reich, chicagotribune.com, 7 Nov. 2019
  • Some cymbal hits came across as slightly shrill thanks to the high-mid emphasis.
    — Christian De Looper, PC Magazine, 23 Mar. 2026
  • On this track, the acoustic guitar lacks sparkle, while the cymbals lack shimmer.
    — PCMAG, 11 Feb. 2025
  • Let the schmuck tumble downstairs with a happy clash of cymbals.
    — Christian Wiman, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
  • Azar's drums shift seamlessly back and forth between cymbal-and-toms grandeur and snare stomp.
    — Matt Wake | [email protected], al, 25 Nov. 2019
  • Zildjian has turned out as many as a million cymbals in a calendar year.
    — James Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Sep. 2023
  • The vocals are loud and clear, and the drums have good punch, though the cymbals lack clarity and sparkle.
    — Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 30 Mar. 2026
  • And his eyes fluttered closed as the cymbal shivered and the piano plunked its final note.
    — Dallas News, 5 Apr. 2020
  • But snare drum rim shots and cymbal crashes may figure into the equation.
    — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 July 2023
  • Let someone try that, acting the martyr for the sake of love, an’ not be a tinkling cymbal?
    — Bohumil Hrabal, Harper's magazine, 25 Nov. 2019
  • The recording's static background is also too clear, and the cymbal hits are a bit too harsh.
    — Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 1 Apr. 2026
  • The tweeters' brilliance helps liven up the cymbals.
    — Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Then came a small band, blaring out an anthem with four trumpets, a tuba, cymbals, and two drums.
    — David Quammen, National Geographic, 12 Nov. 2019
  • After the four click Count-In, choose one of the drums or cymbals in the kit and tap it twice per beat.
    — John Anealio, WIRED, 6 Feb. 2012
  • Hanslick was within his rights to bemoan a surfeit of blaring brass and of cymbal crashes.
    — Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2023
  • His left hand, in particular, seems to comment on the music, like a cymbal in a drum set.
    — New York Times, 8 Nov. 2019
  • The high-end response on the acoustic guitar strings and cymbals is remarkable.
    — PC Magazine, 6 May 2025
  • Unlike her quiet moments with Jake, though, straight up drums and cymbals play during this shot.
    — refinery29.com, 21 May 2018
  • Sadler played on the Leonard High School baseball team and cymbals in the marching band.
    — Keith Sharon, USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2024
  • Sadler played on the Leonard High School baseball team and cymbals in the marching band.
    — Keith Sharon, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Echoing the raw feelings of heartbreak, the album is stripped back, with sparse snares and cymbals in lieu of a full drumkit.
    — Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 20 Feb. 2025
  • Each pad bore the tone of a different drum or cymbal, with several options programmed in.
    — Jim Allen, Popular Mechanics, 14 Jan. 2020
  • The drummer, Dwayne Keith, brought a sampler pack and cymbals.
    — Susan Dunne, courant.com, 26 Sep. 2019
  • The high school senior is part of the six-cymbal section in the drum line of the school’s 60-member marching band.
    — Michelle Matthews | [email protected], al, 27 Feb. 2022

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