symphony orchestra
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of symphony orchestra
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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Every Good Boy Deserves Favour put a symphony orchestra on stage alongside the actors in a savage satire which dramatised the plight of Soviet dissidents locked away in mental hospitals.
From BBC ● Nov. 29, 2025
To that end, Sinatra became the first major singer to regularly perform popular music in formal concert settings backed by a full symphony orchestra.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2025
Phil into the world’s most successful and influential symphony orchestra.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2025
The radical implication of Fleischmann’s once controversial ideal is of a symphony orchestra expanding into a broad community of musicians, something the L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2025
But with all my knowledge and scepticism, I have never been able to argue with a one-hundred-piece symphony orchestra, full colour, three dimensions, and I being in and part of those incredible parlours.
From "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury
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