How to Use orchestra in a Sentence

orchestra

noun
  • He plays violin in the school orchestra.
  • The choir and the orchestra were just the right size for the church.
    — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 28 Aug. 2022
  • Show me an orchestra that doesn’t play film scores these days.
    — Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2021
  • Sean was joined on stage by an orchestra, a dance group and his band.
    — Liza Lentini, SPIN, 26 June 2026
  • The artists will be backed by a 70-piece orchestra and a house band.
    — Mary Colurso | [email protected], al, 16 Apr. 2023
  • There’s no other orchestra in the world like that.
    — Duante Beddingfield, Freep.com, 9 Aug. 2025
  • Guest orchestras have become rare guests these days.
    — Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
  • But the effort to get his orchestra on its feet was not an idle gesture.
    — Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
  • His response was to create a grand waltz for orchestra and choir.
    — Jon Burlingame, Variety, 7 Feb. 2026
  • All of the stars will have eight minutes to speak before an orchestra plays them off.
    — Tyler J. Davis, Detroit Free Press, 7 Aug. 2021
  • Froschauer said the orchestra would not let the virus get in the way of performing.
    — New York Times, 22 Feb. 2022
  • For the last three years, Luke has been a member of our string orchestra.
    — Heide Janssen, Orange County Register, 17 Mar. 2024
  • The safe room will be in the school band and orchestra practice spaces.
    — Edward McKinnon, Arkansas Online, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Every note of [the score] is all recorded with live orchestra.
    — Josh Weiss, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
  • There was money for an orchestra.
    — Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2025
  • All, too, will feature large-screen displays of the films in sync with the orchestra.
    — Zachary Lewis, cleveland, 26 Oct. 2021
  • The other issue to sort out in the early stages was the size of the orchestra.
    — Lauren Huff, EW.com, 20 Oct. 2021
  • The only difference is one is done with orchestra and one is done in a church.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 30 Mar. 2022
  • Most of the time, your heart and lungs sound like an orchestra warming up and playing out of tune and time.
    — Anna Haines, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • The best way to think about all of this is that your circadian clocks are an orchestra.
    — Aislyn Greene, AFAR Media, 31 July 2025
  • An easy trick to adopt when shopping for bridesmaid dresses is to think of it as an orchestra.
    — Vogue, 10 Feb. 2022
  • Cox took the piece at an agile tempo, drawing a light and zingy sound from the orchestra.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Nov. 2021
  • The city of San Diego should be proud to have an orchestra of this caliber.
    — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
  • With brass blazing, the orchestra and the trio sound a brilliant new day dawning.
    — Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2022
  • The band is performing alongside a choir and orchestra for the tour.
    — Rory Appleton, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Jan. 2022
  • But tonight the squirrel is the soloist in the orchestra of suffering.
    — Ellen Bass, The Atlantic, 16 Nov. 2022
  • The crew included a full dance troupe and a twenty-eight-piece orchestra.
    — Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The live 10-piece orchestra is housed under the stage out of sight for the entire show.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 16 June 2026
  • With a full orchestra, full choir, that's just something that's amazing to me a true music lover.
    — Damien Henderson, CBS News, 12 June 2026
  • The musical will be performed with full cast and live orchestra.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2026

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