How to Use flautist in a Sentence

flautist

noun
  • An accomplished flautist, Atema has followed the debate for decades.
    — Jennifer Abbasi, Discover Magazine, 26 Aug. 2015
  • The drummer plays resonator guitar when called upon; a backup singer is also a flautist.
    — Dan Deluca, Philly.com, 17 June 2018
  • Ochoa, a classical flautist, once dreamed of pursuing music in college.
    — Alex Stuckey, San Antonio Express-News, 26 May 2018
  • The singer, rapper, flautist and activist shares her struggles and triumphs in this new documentary.
    — Los Angeles Times, 18 Nov. 2022
  • The singer, rapper, flautist and activist shares her struggles and triumphs in this new documentary.
    — cleveland, 20 Nov. 2022
  • The singer-rapper-flautist has nods in eight major categories, including Album of the Year.
    — Julyssa Lopez, Glamour, 20 Nov. 2019
  • Besides lending his cooking skills, Daddy Lau, also an accomplished flautist, supplies the theme music.
    — CNN, 20 May 2022
  • That includes flautists, violinists, pianists, singers, dancers, magicians, comedians – and a lot more.
    — Debbi Kickham, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
  • Rist, a gifted flautist, was in London attending the Royal Academy of Music.
    — National Geographic, 23 Apr. 2018
  • Lizzo's flute, which the musician has nicknamed Sasha Flute, also appeared in a sketch, where Lizzo auditions for an orchestra in need of a flautist.
    — Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com, 17 Apr. 2022
  • Just how much 2019 has become the year of Lizzo - the singer, rapper, and flautist born Melissa Jefferson - is demonstrated by this song.
    — Dan Deluca, chicagotribune.com, 5 July 2019
  • Since parting, Shabaka has performed mononymously as a solo flautist and Skinner joined members of Radiohead to form the offshoot band the Smile.
    — Hilton Als, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Walter Parazaider, co-founder, saxophonist and flautist in the rock band Chicago, has died following a battle with Alzheimer’s, the band confirmed on Wednesday.
    — Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 17 June 2026
  • Colorful wall paintings with a variety of scenes, including men and women dancing alongside a flautist, a woman next to two men, and a metal workshop were found in tomb number 6438.
    — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 13 Feb. 2025
  • Littlejohn’s performance as flautist, percussionist, and narrator was compelling.
    — Christian Hertzog, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2023
  • The song is constructed from an array of clips, including old Usher performance footage, a gospel choir, a marching band, fan home videos, a busking flautist, a small string section, and a group beatboxing at a diner table.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 12 Jan. 2024
  • The 43-year-old professional flautist was convicted in 2021 on charges including conspiracy to seize power and sentenced to 11 years in prison.
    — ABC News, 14 Mar. 2026
  • André 3000 is far from alone in his love for the flute — the delicate instrument has had some heavy-hitter moments in rock ‘n’ roll (jazz and classical recordings more regularly feature flautists and are not included here).
    — August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 15 Nov. 2023
  • The force of the example, as Taggart explains, lies in us forgetting that Lizzo was once an oddball rapper-flautist who was anointed by Prince; an indie artist with pipes who endeared herself to mean Brooklyn gays.
    — Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 11 June 2026
  • In 1967, Winwood left Spencer Davis to form Traffic with Mason and Capaldi, adding flautist Chris Wood for good measure.
    — Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2026
  • The singer-rapper-songwriter-flautist, 33, teased her Coachella appearance earlier in the day by sharing a TikTok video of herself traveling to the California desert.
    — Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 23 Apr. 2022
  • In March of 1967, Winwood left the Spencer Davis Group and formed Traffic with Mason, Capaldi, and flautist Chris Wood.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Though a genre-fluid affair, the Blue Note fest also features some of the most adventurous pacesetters in modern jazz, among them the flautist Shabaka, the London septet Kokoroko, the trumpeter Chief Adjuah, and the harpist Brandee Younger.
    — Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 22 May 2026
  • Abdur-Razzaq is president, lecturer, and master flautist for Flute Juice Productions, providing musical entertainment, master classes, lectures, workshops, and poetry slams at colleges and universities.
    — courant.com, 16 Apr. 2021

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