phonographs
- plural of phonograph.
Example Sentences
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In the home, a rich family might have one of the new phonographs that played music stored on wax cylinders, but most families were still making their own music, using sheet music or songbooks.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026
But he was known to bite into phonographs and pianos to help him experience music as his hearing faded.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 1, 2022
In a moment when live performance is either illegal or a really bad idea, the MTV Video Music Awards are a nice reminder that music has been enjoyed remotely since phonographs were high-tech.
From New York Times • Aug. 27, 2020
After all, even Sousa, who warned that phonographs would harm babies, eventually allowed his music to be recorded.
From Washington Post • Nov. 30, 2018
Here everything was colors to me: the red clang of the streetcars, blue music from phonographs, silver laughter of people.
From "Milkweed" by Jerry Spinelli
