How to Use zither in a Sentence

zither

noun
  • The 60-string bandura is a zither-like instrument with a crystalline tone.
    — Mark Rapp, cleveland.com, 11 Jan. 2018
  • We were drawn to Laraaji’s organic droning on zither.
    — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2025
  • She was survived by her son Walter who was a vocalist, voice teacher and zither player.
    — Lauren Young, oregonlive, 17 Oct. 2020
  • At this rate, everyone will soon be pairing their Batsheva dresses with a zither.
    — Rachel Hahn, Vogue, 15 Jan. 2019
  • Some of the best folk and Americana artists have performed on the venue’s stage, beneath a dusty banjo and a trumpet in a low building where zithers and harps were once made.
    — Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2019
  • Modern readers are more intelligent, but just for the stragglers, a zither is a flat, stringed instrument, like a guitar with a shallower sound box and no neck.
    — David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Aug. 2022
  • Arman said that at some point his father taught himself to play the Santoor, a Persian instrument akin to a zither or a hammered dulcimer.
    — Tom Teicholz, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2022
  • Guzheng, also known as a Chinese zither, is an ancient Chinese musical instrument.
    — Houston Chronicle, 28 May 2018
  • Patented in the 1920s, the odd, if not rare instrument, supposedly combines features of both a ukele (though more likely a zither) and a violin.
    — Annie Gentile, Courant Community, 19 Sep. 2017
  • But near the end of the show, our waitress donned a traditional gown and played the 21-string gayageum, a kind of zither dating back to medieval times, when her Korean ancestors reigned over part of what is now China.
    — Brook Larmer, New York Times, 18 Oct. 2017
  • The most expensive musical instrument ever sold at auction is an ancient Chinese Guqin (similar to a zither) from the Song Dynasty (960–1279), which fetched 137 million yuan (US$22 million) at Polyauction (Beijing) in a 2010 Beijing auction.
    — Mike Hanlon march 22, New Atlas, 22 Mar. 2026

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