How to Use sitar in a Sentence

sitar

noun
  • His ideas went well with paisley prints, black lights, and sitars.
    — Frederick Kaufman, Harper's Magazine, 22 Apr. 2024
  • The sitar music was too loud, the Australians were chatting away.
    — Christopher Bollen, WSJ, 26 July 2017
  • Tedeschi and Trucks take those slippery sitar lines, bends and drones and adapt them admirably for guitar.
    — John Adamian, courant.com, 2 July 2018
  • Jack Antonoff gave you his vintage electric sitar when the album was finished.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 3 Jan. 2022
  • Despite the minor-key chorus of the original, there was a sense of hope (and sitar).
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 7 July 2023
  • So to reel it in, Pillsbury and his band threw on a sitar — which made the cut on a few songs — and a flute solo.
    — Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026
  • Indian sitar music played as women of all ages filed in and settled in a large circle.
    — Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
  • She had just been accepted into a sitar class, a notable achievement for a student of her age.
    — New York Times, 2 July 2018
  • There’s a keyboard player who also plays guitar, and a sitar player also plays bass.
    — Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 12 July 2018
  • Stories involving a sitar, a surfboard, several root beer floats and a bride-to-be.
    — Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Ravi Shankar admitted that his spine was twisted into a knot from years of sitting in front of that sitar.
    — John Densmore, latimes.com, 29 Apr. 2017
  • Fans could be watching a sitar and tabla performance one moment, then taking in searing black metal the next.
    — Chris Payne, Billboard, 26 June 2019
  • The pings of the sitar were like a warning call for a video that was compelling every time MTV ran it.
    — Staff, USA TODAY, 1 Aug. 2021
  • There was, apparently, a sitar soundtrack.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 June 2026
  • Photographed by Damien Maloney A sitar sits underneath a hat rack.
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 18 June 2024
  • Among the instruments in use are violin, guitar, ukulele, sitar and saxophone.
    — Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Young women on streetcorners bring out sitars and synthesizers and big wooden drums, the better to get the crowd dancing the young men’s way.
    — Jason Kehe, Wired, 29 Dec. 2019
  • Their Studio City home features guitars, pianos, sitars, drums, ukuleles, and more.
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 18 June 2024
  • George Harrison flew in by helicopter for a sitar session with Ravi Shankar.
    — The Economist, 29 Nov. 2019
  • The Rolling Stones rose to the challenge with Aftermath, dabbling in sitar and dulcimer.
    — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2024
  • An amalgamation of guitars, sitars and layered vocals steer the song, which is more about setting a tone than being played on radio.
    — USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2024
  • Ventriloquists, sitar players, and jugglers entertain the campsite, where the movie spends the most time.
    — Elle Carroll, Vulture, 8 June 2022
  • Students learned to play traditional Afghan string instruments like the rubab, sitar and sarod.
    — Zeina Karam, ajc, 23 Aug. 2021
  • But the star of the show is the Maanya, the speciality restaurant, where guests dine to the strains of the sitar, with light dancing off the thikri work on the walls.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
  • The track is a pumping mélange of bright beats, rough guitar riffs, and hypnotic sitar lines, with Cardigan’s deeply emotive voice soaring over all.
    — Alex Blynn, Billboard, 23 Jan. 2020
  • The sitar sample plays delicately in the background, inspiring a new melodic synth lead bolstered by jazzy keys and a soft but driving rhythm.
    — Kat Bein, Billboard, 5 Aug. 2019
  • Their gigs feature smooth chemistry and elaborate jams on guitar and a sitar wielded by Kurosawa’s brother, Ryu.
    — Hunter Walker, Rolling Stone, 13 Apr. 2022
  • While home, the blond energetic guitarist, also a skilled bassist, has also been meaning to finally get around to restringing his sitar.
    — Matt Wake | [email protected], al, 1 Apr. 2020
  • Guitars will mix with a sitar, Pakistani flute, and nearly a dozen tabula (small drums similar in sound to bongos) for the performance.
    — Elizabeth Hanly, miamiherald, 31 Oct. 2017
  • Hallelujah versions are Childers’ core band playing live in studio, while the Jubilee version adds strings, horns, and even dulcimer and sitar.
    — Jon Freeman, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2022

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