How to Use sax in a Sentence

sax

noun
  • Seals played sax in that group and Crofts was on drums.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 26 Mar. 2026
  • That sax-heavy score became iconic.
    — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 6 Apr. 2026
  • The one wondering whether Bach can or should be played on sax.
    — Zachary Lewis, cleveland.com, 20 Apr. 2018
  • And from the sax player to the drummer, that band was a knockout.
    — Joe Lynch, Billboard, 20 Feb. 2024
  • Nice sax -- which is also present and well played on several tracks.
    — Mike Oliver | [email protected], al, 6 Oct. 2019
  • One of the members even puts down his sax to wail a few songs with bell-like clarity.
    — Morena Duwe, Billboard, 11 Dec. 2019
  • Lee played clarinet and sax and was teaching himself the banjo.
    — courant.com, 23 July 2019
  • The day Noise closed, Daniel Brown put his sax in a case and did not open it for five months.
    — Sarah Feldberg, Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 Oct. 2020
  • The world should know Murray is still champion of the tenor sax and bass clarinet.
    — Brett Saunders, The Denver Post, 1 Dec. 2024
  • Next went Marshall Allen, hands on his sax like feral scrabbling mice.
    — Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Gabriel leans into the music, and the bell of his sax catches the light, flashing gold with each movement.
    — Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026
  • Our tour guide plays us an excerpt of an untitled, sax-forward jazz piece with Prince on keys.
    — Minna Zhou, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Jan. 2017
  • The best sax players work off patterns, beats and syncopated rhythms.
    — Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Because of the size of the band, Ed, who is a great sax player, was able to cover for Jake.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 21 July 2023
  • The New Orleans native had that sultry sax sound rock bands wanted.
    — Sean Elder, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2015
  • Pat Thomas bangs on the piano with his fists and Seymour Wright blares through his sax like a fire alarm.
    — Pitchfork, 3 Dec. 2024
  • Jill plays the oboe, Janet the piano and sax, Jay the baritone and Jeff the tuba.
    — Evan Frank, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2018
  • Bechet’s mastery of the soprano sax brought the instrument into the fold.
    — Kat Eschner, Smithsonian, 22 Mar. 2017
  • After a prayer, some live sax, and a hefty meal of green beans and chicken, industry officials took the stage podium.
    — Yessenia Funes, Vox, 9 Aug. 2024
  • Dexter took up the alto sax at 14, switching at 15 to the tenor that his mother bought him to fit his tall frame.
    — Clifford Thompson, WSJ, 1 Nov. 2018
  • The acoustics of the room amplify the breathy cacophony blowing from the four saxes on stage.
    — Trevor Fraser, OrlandoSentinel.com, 27 Apr. 2018
  • At 29, sax and flute player Lloyd had a breakout year for the ages, establishing him a one of jazz’s true stars.
    — Spin Team, SPIN, 28 Nov. 2024
  • There was a lot of sax, cheesy choreography, and a wild breakdown, but Cyrus’s impromptu comments stole the show.
    — Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 5 Feb. 2024
  • On Saturday, the Truckers had sax and trumpet players on a few songs, a nifty nod to Shoals roots.
    — Matt Wake | [email protected], al, 16 May 2022
  • Rod Stewart's voice drifts out of the garage speaker, John Coltrane's alto sax from a trailer window.
    — David Diamond, WIRED, 1 Nov. 1996
  • The track itself evokes the Rolling Stones swagger crisscrossed with Morphine’s sultry sax.
    — Matt Wake | [email protected], al, 7 July 2022
  • Bill Clinton playing sax on Arsenio Hall.
    — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 7 Aug. 2025
  • That track also features a gorgeous sax solo by Joshua Redman, who co-produced the album.
    — The Week Us, TheWeek, 13 May 2026
  • What many remember most from the 1992 campaign is Bill Clinton’s sax.
    — Philip M. Napoli, Wired, 2 July 2020
  • The venerable jazz sax and flute player and composer has lived here with his wife, Dorothy Darr, for about 25 years.
    — Steve Hochman, SPIN, 19 Mar. 2024

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