How to Use percussion instrument in a Sentence

percussion instrument

noun
  • There are a few percussion instruments thrown in there, but for the most part, this is all coming from his mouth.
    — Tess Koman, Cosmopolitan, 13 Aug. 2015
  • Dozens of percussion instruments stretched out across the stage in front of the orchestra seats.
    — Christian Hertzog, sandiegouniontribune.com, 14 Jan. 2018
  • Indian tabla has been my percussion instrument of choice for the last decade.
    — Cindy Atoji Keene, BostonGlobe.com, 29 June 2018
  • And people liked listing every last corkscrew used as a percussion instrument on the record.
    — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2022
  • Its distinctive sound is heavy on percussion instruments such as congas and cowbells, as well as brass horns.
    — Donna M. Owens, NBC News, 19 Feb. 2025
  • Many places even supply costumes and hand percussion instruments.
    — Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 1 June 2026
  • This time her brother is happy to accept the offer of the percussion instrument.
    — Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The stores sold woodwind, brass, string and percussion instruments and accessories.
    — Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 5 Jan. 2024
  • Handrails double as harps; a staircase works like a synth; windows becomes percussion instruments.
    — Liz Stinson, Curbed, 2 May 2018
  • Strings, winds and percussion instruments were congregated on the stage.
    — Seth Colter Walls, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2018
  • The firebox controls are made to activate the fire blasts with the sound system as a giant percussion instrument.
    — Melinda Sheckells, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Apr. 2023
  • Each line corresponds to a percussion instrument, chosen by the performer.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Nov. 2021
  • Rhythmic beats of traditional percussion instruments could be heard from afar.
    — Suhasini Raj Atul Loke, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2023
  • From percussion instruments to keyboards and guitars, everything is fair game.
    — Robert Gundran, azcentral, 20 Mar. 2018
  • The organ’s pipes and percussion instruments are painted in neon colors and sit onstage so people can see how everything works.
    — Heather Kathryn Ross, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
  • After the program was finished, those who wished to stay formed a drum circle, and were able to utilize a variety of percussion instruments.
    — Steve Smith, courant.com, 26 Sep. 2019
  • Focusing on live singing and playing percussion instruments, parents are encouraged to sing and dance with their child in a group circle.
    — Monique Jessen, PEOPLE.com, 18 Nov. 2019
  • The second photo featured a guitar and a percussion instrument.
    — Jack Irvin, Peoplemag, 16 Feb. 2024
  • But for the last year, a vintage percussion instrument has occupied pride of place in the singer-songwriter’s forest green home studio.
    — Melena Ryzik, New York Times, 5 June 2023
  • That’s the surgical-looking percussion instrument that, once shaken and bent, can sound like a triangle on a cartoon acid trip.
    — Wesley Morris, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2020
  • Car horns become percussion instruments and fire escapes become grandstands.
    — Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 14 June 2026
  • The cast also revisits how taping night was always a party, with everyone grabbing a percussion instrument to hype up the crowd.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 13 Nov. 2020
  • The session will include relaxed breathing and a variety of percussion instruments.
    — Ramona Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
  • It was powered by a 15 horsepower blower, which also supplied wind for the percussion instruments mounted on the walls.
    — Dawn Mitchell, Indianapolis Star, 13 Oct. 2017
  • Out of ominous, low rumblings emerged a series of vibrant and diverse episodes driven by a rich body of percussion instruments and united around a lone English horn.
    — Zachary Lewis, cleveland.com, 8 Dec. 2017
  • Also, every studio needs a big tub of random percussion instruments and bells and rattles and blocks that are great to mess around with and invariably find their way onto scores just to liven things up.
    — Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Corea also learned to play the drums, which led to his exploration of how the piano can be used as a percussion instrument both acoustically and electronically.
    — Sheryl Devore, Lake County News-Sun, 14 Mar. 2018
  • Rhythm Tap dancing where the tap becomes an integral percussion instrument and the performers riff and improvise off each other.
    — courant.com, 21 May 2021
  • The percussion instruments are Võ's Vietnamese folk instruments.
    — Mark Swed, latimes.com, 12 Mar. 2018
  • Louisiana zydeco rolls across the room, driven by accordion and the full-body washboard frottoir (a percussion instrument).
    — Phil Thomas, Travel + Leisure, 1 Feb. 2026

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