Instrument

//ˈɪnstɹəmənt//

"Instrument" in a Sentence (27 examples)

Do you play a musical instrument?

The thermometer is an instrument for measuring temperature.

You play a musical instrument, don't you?

Language is an indispensable instrument of human society.

He was the instrument of his father's crimes.

Theremin: The world's first electronic musical instrument, made by Russian physicist Lev Sergeivitch Termen in 1920.

The sphygmomanometer is an important diagnostic instrument.

The trumpet is a musical instrument.

The instrument panel has a very ergonomic layout.

No matter which musical instrument you want to learn to play, the most important thing is not to make any mistakes from the beginning on, because mistakes are always imprinted on your mind more easily than everything you do right.

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The violinist was a master of her instrument.

The Harpe. […] A harper with his wreſt maye tune the harpe wrong / Mys tunying of an Inſtrument ſhal hurt a true ſonge

But those who attack violists shouldn't throw resin. Once the ergonomic viola catches on what instrument will be immune?

MOHAMMAD REZA SHAJARIAN (Thursday) Renowned in his native Iran, the vocalist Mohammad Reza Shajarian has been performing since the 1960s, and is now widely considered one of the finest classical Persian singers in the world. Mr. Shajarian’s son, Homayoun Shajarian, will provide additional vocals and tombak (goblet drum), while Ensemble Ava, a four-piece, will contribute additional instrumentation on the ancient Persian instruments barbat (short-necked lute), tar (long-necked lute), kamancheh (spike fiddle) and daf (frame drum).

“There the cause of death was soon ascertained ; the victim of this daring outrage had been stabbed to death from ear to ear with a long, sharp instrument, in shape like an antique stiletto, which […] was subsequently found under the cushions of the hansom. […]”

On the rocky island of Tungyin, 50 miles off the coast of Red China, is the headquarters of a little-known military unit called the Anti-Communist Salvation Army. The secret army, 30,000 strong, is Chiang Kai-shek's instrument for the long-promised return to the mainland.

The instrument detected an increase in radioactivity.

The dentist set down his tray of instruments.

The scientist recorded the temperature with a thermometer, but wished he had a more accurate instrument.

Flight within clouds must be made by reference to your instruments.

A bond indenture is the instrument that gives a bond its value.

Negotiable instruments are the foundation of the debt markets.

Or useful serving man and instrument, / To any sovereign state.

The bold are but the instruments o' the wise.

an instrumented test article

When the Lit. Mongers deign to notice his work, they dismiss him as a "cult writer," another of their standard ploys. Purdy, not really bitter at the instrumented silence and sneers of the bookchat legions, […]

a sonata instrumented for orchestra

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