banjoes
- plural of banjo.
Example Sentences
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The moon had risen higher, and floating in the Sound was a triangle of silver scales, trembling a little to the stiff, tinny drip of the banjoes on the lawn.
From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Quill music, from a homemade harmonica, was played when banjoes were not available.
From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 4 by Work Projects Administration
Art muslin and banjoes, Chinese lanterns and frying, are leading "notes," I find, in the impression of those who once knew such places well.
From In the Days of the Comet by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)
He waved one leg in time to the hammered refrain, and the banjoes grew louder.
From Stalky & Co. by Kipling, Rudyard
Us have parties and dancin' de quadrille and fiddles and banjoes.
From Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume XVI, Texas Narratives, Part 3 by United States. Work Projects Administration
