Example Sentences

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Back in the members’ club, surrounded by budding Renaissance men clinking Champagne flutes, Peter Mignacca announced that he was here for practical tips.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

What the author gets at in every example, from Kokopelli petroglyphs to fragile jade flutes and the lush sets and experimental sounds of Serge Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes, is a common longing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

Her flutes — from piccolo to bass and all in between — and friends became magic makers in this numinous physical and musical landscape.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025

"We served Lambrini in our little flutes but we only really had regulars turn up," she said.

From BBC • Aug. 23, 2025

They smelted and forged iron ore into weapons, plowshares, flutes, and delicate jewelry.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver