double bass
noun
the largest instrument of the violin family, having three or, usually, four strings, rested vertically on the floor when played.
double basses
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pluralof double bass.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Their appearance was a sensation – combining sheer technical skill with a thrilling joie de vivre, as they span their double basses, twirled their trumpets and clattered their cowbells, all while clad in Venezuelan-flag jackets.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2025
As the lights dimmed, a single E-flat, sustained by the double basses, emerged out of the silence.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 14, 2023
I never really knew her until seven or eight years ago, when a conductor asked me to perform her “Composition No. 2” for piano, percussion and eight double basses.
From New York Times ● Apr. 15, 2022
Onstage there were, though, a whopping 10 double basses and “long avenues of violins and violas,” and “the people who were there represented musical taste.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2019
The double basses and timpani are rolled in, and helping to wheel in a harp is a woman with a turquoise scarf over blond hair, wearing sunglasses and deep red lipstick.
From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper
