baby grand
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of baby grand
First recorded in 1900–05
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Some of that money went toward private-jet travel, ski trips, a Rolls-Royce Phantom and other luxury automobiles, a jewelry collection and a baby grand piano, federal prosecutors say.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 3, 2025
Gaga was surrounded by first responders as she played a black baby grand piano in the middle of the road.
From BBC ● Feb. 9, 2025
A wooden chess board sat atop a baby grand piano.
From New York Times ● Jan. 23, 2024
"It was an extension of himself, his vehicle of creativity," Austin said of the baby grand piano.
From Reuters ● Aug. 3, 2023
The carpet looked like it had never been walked on—which it almost hadn’t—and the baby grand by the window looked like it had never been played—which it hadn’t, since none of us could.
From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt
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