drum kit
noun
a set of drums, cymbals, and other percussion instruments that one person, typically seated, plays with a pair of drumsticks.
drum set
-
a variation of
drum kit.
Example Sentences
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After arriving home from school, Max headed to the backyard unit to bang on his drum set, Nacho went upstairs to check out his new bedroom and Lupe rode her electric three-wheeler around the driveway.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026
Physically, both Quijada and Robinson’s characters have to pick up a guitar, record it, then play the drum set and run to the bass.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2026
During Lee's visit to Nara, Takaichi's hometown, he gifted the Japanese prime minister a drum set.
From BBC ● Jan. 14, 2026
He used to play in a paint room under the right-field stands at the old Yankee Stadium, where Ron Guidry had left a drum set that Paul O’Neill took over.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 25, 2024
Because of that, I got to play the drum set for an hour and forty minutes straight.
From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick
