How to Use musical instrument in a Sentence

musical instrument

noun
  • Might an adult learn a new language or musical instrument with the ease of a child?
    — WIRED, 15 June 2023
  • Get our little pens out, get our pencils out, get our musical instrument out.
    — Lizz Schumer, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
  • To me, that almost sounds like a musical instrument from the French Baroque.
    — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 12 May 2023
  • People use their hands to do lots of things, such as drawing, texting or playing a musical instrument.
    — Steven Lautzenheiser, The Conversation, 8 Dec. 2025
  • In this puzzle, the fiddle is not the musical instrument, but a type of fidgeting.
    — Deb Amlen, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Students would also be required to learn a musical instrument to advance from sixth grade.
    — Nusaiba Mizan, Houston Chronicle, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Most people believe a Ferrari is both a weapon of speed and a musical instrument.
    — Mark Ewing, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Students will be required to learn a musical instrument to advance from sixth grade, Miles said.
    — Nusaiba Mizan, Houston Chronicle, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Participants will also learn about each musical instrument and how they are used.
    — Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025
  • There are also three group categories for dance, musical instrument/bands, and vocal groups.
    — Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 16 May 2025
  • Napping may even lead to an improved ability to learn new motor skills, such as a golf swing or the playing of a musical instrument.
    — Steven Bender, Discover Magazine, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Think of playing a musical instrument, beginning a new sport, or taking a class in painting or pottery.
    — Ulrik Juul Christensen, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Along with the loss of her musical instrument, her mobility declined.
    — Ilana Kaplan, Peoplemag, 19 Jan. 2024
  • Barbers, tailors, grocers, and bakers would often keep a musical instrument handy to pass the time when there were no customers.
    — Tim Parks, New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Because her voice is a unique musical instrument and she’s maintained it to an astonishing degree.
    — Alex Vadukul, New York Times, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Neither of them had anything to do with music, though my mother always pushed my brother and I to play a musical instrument.
    — Katie Bain, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2023
  • The pleasures of learning a musical instrument and a behind-the-scenes look at The Fugitive.
    — Longreads, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Drums are not a musical instrument, by definition.
    — Gary Graff, Billboard, 14 Jan. 2026
  • The event is set to include a musical instrument petting zoo and artistic activities for children in the lobby.
    — Anne Schrager, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Feb. 2026
  • The inmates also built wooden paddles and converted a musical instrument into a tool to inflate the raft.
    — Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 May 2025
  • The tower houses one of the world's finest carillons, a musical instrument made up of at least 23 bells played from a keyboard-like console.
    — Skye Sherman, Southern Living, 11 June 2026
  • Authorities called it the largest counterfeit musical instrument seizure on record.
    — Jonathan Lloyd, NBC News, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Another notable item was a bronze musical instrument known as a sistrum, which was played by being shaken similarly to a tambourine.
    — Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 24 June 2025
  • Families seek not only a degree but also someone who can teach another language (or two), study art with their child, or teach them a musical instrument.
    — Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026
  • Its most popular product instructs children how to assemble a musical instrument from scratch.
    — Callum Sutherland, Time, 29 May 2025
  • Nearby is some storage for the owner's large musical instrument collection, a home office area with a desk/dining table, and space for seating.
    — Adam Williams march 29, New Atlas, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Read More | 4,000-year-old musical instrument unearthed in Oman.
    — Stories By Real-Time News Team, With Ai Summarization, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2025
  • What’s a pirate’s favorite musical instrument?
    — Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
  • While a few students ask for pricier gifts such as a cellphone or musical instrument, for the most part, the wishes are often items like a yearbook, or a cap and gown to wear to graduation.
    — Sydney Page, Washington Post, 12 Dec. 2023
  • Right, Courtney, a painter, holds a piece of artwork took with her before the flames reached their home, while Bobak holds a Marvin, a musical instrument.
    — Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 29 Jan. 2025

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