How to Use pedal steel in a Sentence

pedal steel

noun
  • Combs' bandmate Kurt Ozan was brought on to play pedal steel.
    — Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 9 Feb. 2024
  • One of the style’s telltale markers was the twangy, weeping pedal steel guitar.
    — Diana Marcum, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2022
  • Young himself wasn’t content to sit behind the pedal steel as other players had.
    — David Browne, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2021
  • Drake’s ability to enhance a song with the pedal steel stretched beyond just the country music genre.
    — Pam Windsor, Forbes, 3 May 2022
  • That’s why Arthur’s is among few places in the world that manufactures the steel bar used to play lap and pedal steel guitars.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 21 Nov. 2022
  • Post held his mic in one hand and his cigarette in the other to sing the track, a pedal steel guitar coming in for the assist.
    — John Lonsdale, Rolling Stone, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Saxophones and slick pedal steel make the journey a lot easier to stomach.
    — Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2024
  • The singer slowed down the track a bit by adding an acoustic guitar, a pedal steel guitar, and switching out the eerie flute notes for a piano.
    — Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 24 Apr. 2026
  • A little bit of soul and a tinge of country from a pedal steel guitar combined for rootsy melodic beauty.
    — Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 2 Apr. 2022
  • This is acoustic-minded rock music, with vocal harmonies, pedal steel, maybe even a yodel.
    — John Adamian, courant.com, 23 Dec. 2017
  • His sound — soulful, twanging vocals backed by pedal steel and trumpet — soared over the amphitheater.
    — Thom Duffy, Billboard, 25 Sep. 2022
  • Renowned pedal steel guitarist Robby Turner has died at the age of 63.
    — Marcus K. Dowling, Nashville Tennessean, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Acoustic guitars, gentle vocal harmonies, pedal steel and steady-rolling beats drive the band’s music.
    — John Adamian, courant.com, 5 May 2018
  • His wild guitar and back-up vocals add the right touch of electric mayhem, while the band adds flourishes of banjo and pedal steel.
    — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2024
  • There's some lovely pedal steel guitar on there, and, well, perfect use of a musical triangle.
    — Andrew Dansby, Houston Chronicle, 3 Dec. 2019
  • Funny haha, released in June, alongside a band that included live pedal steel.
    — Justin Curto, Vulture, 14 Sep. 2021
  • Frampton watched as Drake pulled out a small box, set it on his pedal steel guitar, and began connecting it together.
    — Pam Windsor, Forbes, 3 May 2022
  • The chorus heightens the swirling sense of confusion with distorted guitars and crying pedal steel.
    — Jon Freeman, Rolling Stone, 24 Aug. 2022
  • The Red Dirt Boys (drums, bass, keys/guitar, pedal steel) looked like librarians.
    — Matt Wake | [email protected], al, 14 May 2022
  • Guyton performed her song in the round with a simple instrumental setup of cello, piano and pedal steel.
    — Jon Freeman, Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 2021
  • Swaths of pedal steel and a relentless percussion give the song drive and energy, while their voices have a seamless chemistry.
    — Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The band, in this case, contributes a banjo ukulele, an organ, and a pedal steel guitar, among other things, to get that country feeling just right.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 25 June 2026
  • The rendition opens with mournful pedal steel and piano, as opposed to the original version’s drum intro.
    — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 24 Feb. 2021
  • Jonathan Gregg plays pedal steel, an ambient-country must, and has a tidy Americana background.
    — Brian Howe, Pitchfork, 12 May 2026
  • Venetian Snares, on electronics that include real-time processing of the pedal steel.
    — New York Times, 4 May 2018
  • Where does someone who reads Churchill, Lord of the Rings, and drenches punk songs in pedal steel fit in the entertainment world?
    — Kyle J. Russell, The Tennessean, 9 July 2024
  • Levine was a founding member, and so was his sibling, Nick Levine, whose pedal steel echoes the sorrowful sound of Hall’s voice.
    — Kelefa Sanneh, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2020
  • The track features the two musicians trading lines, supported by Russ Pahl’s gorgeous pedal steel.
    — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2024
  • Magazine staffers gathered in the editor’s office and listened in awe to pedal steel licks and tight, pretty harmonies — from the Dead!
    — Ben Fong-Torres, Rolling Stone, 18 Jan. 2026
  • Her soft-focus voice is quietly commanding here, backed by the tranquil ambience forged by layers of guitar, mandolin and pedal steel.
    — Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 24 Mar. 2026

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