The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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But at this music class there are no bells or tambourines and no Wheels on the Bus or Baby Shark.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2025
Six school employees converge in the elementary school music room, where tambourines and xylophones hang from the wall.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 5, 2023
Anchored by the sound of organs, pianos, tambourines, drums and melodic voices preaching the word of God, gospel music is a fixture in Black Christian churches across the United States, especially in the South.
From New York Times ● Jan. 9, 2023
She loved to sing and frequently led singing parades around the room with tambourines and maracas.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 8, 2021
Soon someone would cry again, and the voices would begin again; there would be music by and by, and shouting, and the sound of the tambourines.
From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin
