string band
Britishnoun
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a band consisting of stringed instruments
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an informal name for string orchestra
Example Sentences
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Avril was greeted with a VIP tour of the Mummers Museum and her favourite string band captain Jimmy Good showed up to surprise her.
From BBC • Jan. 17, 2026
A planned frolic that features joyful dancing to the compulsive rhythms of a string band forgets that the conditions behind this festivity aren’t volitional.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 23, 2022
Learning from the octogenarian Black fiddler Joe Thompson, she and two friends formed the Carolina Chocolate Drops, helping to reclaim the string band tradition for Black artists.
From New York Times • May 19, 2022
At Bergdorf Goodman on Nov. 18, the crowds stood shoulder-to-shoulder on both sides of Fifth Avenue and 58th Street, as a string band played jaunty Christmas classics.
From New York Times • Nov. 25, 2021
At the further end of the place a string band, half-hidden behind greenery, was playing "I Shall Dream of You the Whole Night."
From Miss Million's Maid A Romance of Love and Fortune by Onions, Mrs. Oliver
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