Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The romantic legend was that the composer was by then so successful and wealthy that he moved to a Paris townhouse and gave sumptuous parties and musicales for the rest of his life.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

It took eight months to transform it into a bright, stylishly casual, kid-centric hive of creativity with a pair of formal rooms dedicated to family dinners and regular musicales.

From Washington Post • Apr. 20, 2016

Count Louis Charles Georges Corneille de Stainlein-Saalenstein, an amateur musician and a host of musicales, appears to have acquired the cello in 1854, and it then passed to the Countess of Stainlein.

From New York Times • Jan. 13, 2012

Rick Danko, whose father is a Simcoe tobacco farmer, was given a mandolin at five and soon joined his three brothers at Saturday night musicales.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Ratignolles’ soirées musicales were widely known, and it was considered a privilege to be invited to them.

From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin