How to Use didgeridoo in a Sentence

didgeridoo

noun
  • The flaccid pouch at his neck tumesces with song, sharp little honks that sound like didgeridoo notes.
    — Anna Peele, Washington Post, 24 June 2020
  • Proud as a fish in a didgeridoo, this definitely did got good, got sooo good.
    — Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen, 12 Aug. 2018
  • This seemed even less likely than didgeridoo practice to improve my snoring.
    — Gilad Edelman, The Atlantic, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Onstage, a man in a furry cloak blew something that looked like an elephant trunk and sounded like a didgeridoo.
    — Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2017
  • Fourteen of these subjects were randomly assigned to learn the didgeridoo.
    — Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 19 May 2016
  • The hour-long service concluded with the Prince of Wales signing the book of remembrance whilst music was played on a didgeridoo.
    — Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 25 Apr. 2023
  • Peter Evans plays the trumpet like a homing device, a percussion instrument, a didgeridoo, or distant bird call.
    — New York Times, 28 Sep. 2017
  • As the night went on and people stretched out on the grass or took one of the available canoes out on the water, lectures gave way to ambient music that sounded of whale calls and didgeridoos.
    — Matthew Kronsberg, WSJ, 10 Aug. 2018
  • Audi engineers did try various devices—including a didgeridoo—to give their electric sedans a soundtrack.
    — Tony Quiroga, Car and Driver, 4 Aug. 2021
  • The young children were entertained by Thomas’ performance and in the end, several lucky children got the chance to play the didgeridoo themselves in front of the crowd.
    — Michael Walsh, courant.com, 7 Aug. 2019
  • Kapadia and his team decided to use a didgeridoo, which is a wind instrument originating in Australia.
    — Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 26 Sep. 2022
  • Carrying just a single tube that housed his didgeridoo off the plane, the 20-year-old had already devoured Helgeland’s script and had feedback ready.
    — Ashley Spencer, Vulture, 11 May 2021
  • The tectonic buzz and growl of a didgeridoo, played with athletic skill by Harry Wilson, parleyed with the music, then settled beneath it like bedrock.
    — Matthew Guerrieri, Washington Post, 17 Oct. 2019
  • Play your didgeridoo, Blue The night started like any good research presentation does—with a musical performance.
    — Nathan Mattise, Ars Technica, 24 Feb. 2018
  • From Tibetan singing bowls to Aboriginal didgeridoos, music has been used for its therapeutic effects for thousands of years.
    — Nicole Dellert, Allure, 21 Feb. 2023
  • With grinding guitars, samples, synths, woodwinds, percussion and a didgeridoo, Ilad’s sonic kitchen sink is scattered and sure like Solo.
    — Scott Thill, WIRED, 28 Dec. 2009
  • While the didgeridoo might be an, er, unconventional choice of wind instrument for a small-town politician, having a musical bulletpoint on a politician's personal résumé is not.
    — Emily Heil, chicagotribune.com, 8 Aug. 2019
  • Wilson offered a solo encore, demonstrating the didgeridoo’s additional range and in a way crystallizing the distinctive aspects of the concert.
    — Matthew Guerrieri, Washington Post, 17 Oct. 2019
  • The didgeridoo, usually a hollow tree trunk, has been played by Aboriginal Australians for at least 1,500 years, and is known for its otherworldly sound.
    — courant.com, 10 July 2019
  • His didgeridoo/apnea quest continues today, as Suarez notes that 50 percent of people snore and roughly 10 percent of that population could suffer apnea.
    — Nathan Mattise, Ars Technica, 24 Feb. 2018
  • Fortunately, a didgeridoo instructor realized his students experienced less daytime sleepiness and snoring.
    — Leah Froats, Discover Magazine, 18 Sep. 2017
  • There’s also a subtle international flavor to the album, with a diverse range of instrumentation including didgeridoo, Uillean pipes and tanpura.
    — Al Shipley, SPIN, 14 Feb. 2024
  • My favorite is the 2006 paper in which scientists in Switzerland reported significant results from 25 minutes of daily didgeridoo playing.
    — Gilad Edelman, The Atlantic, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Located in a former mayonnaise factory, and famous for its sunken reflecting pool, Galapagos Art Space attracts crowds who might encounter a poetry slam or a musician blowing into a didgeridoo.
    — New York Times, 29 Jan. 2024
  • The didgeridoo is an iconic instrument associated with Australian Aboriginal culture that produces a single, low-pitched droning note that can be continuously sustained by skilled players.
    — Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 29 Dec. 2023
  • Other artists on the track and video include William Barton (didgeridoo), Boboulaye Sissokho (kora), Macarena Montesinos (cello), Guarani Andeva Group (percussion), Iron Cult Dancers (dancers), Izzana Jaa (vocals), Ezequiel Acosta (bandoneón), and Erik Prevost David (trumpet).
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 9 Jan. 2026

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