Example Sentences
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The following track, “Death Wish,” is about the torment of a new love gone bad, and it unfolds over plucked acoustic guitars and a distant bass drum that sounds like a heartbeat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Eventually, after he plucked up the courage he "ended up having a lovely conversation with one of the members about the peregrines at the university".
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026
When a violin string is plucked, it produces a main tone along with a series of overtones.
From Science Daily ● May 19, 2026
In early 2025 on BlueSky, coldForce chose an avatar plucked from the anime series “Gintama”: the heroine Kagura in her berserk state, insane with rage.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 3, 2026
My stomach twists when she says that, and her wide, almond-shaped, coffee-brown eyes, framed by her perfectly plucked eyebrows, bore into mine.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
