trombone
noun
a musical wind instrument consisting of a cylindrical metal tube expanding into a bell and bent twice in a U shape, usually equipped with a slide slide trombone.
trombones
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pluralof trombone.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Tenor Martin Luther Clark was bent on erasing Don Ottavio’s usual wimpiness, sometimes to excess; Daniel Mobbs was insufficiently scary as the Commendatore, despite help from the trombones.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Hundreds of protesters stood outside in subzero temperatures and made as much noise as possible—banging pots, blowing whistles, drumming on buckets, blowing trombones and trumpets.
From Slate ● Feb. 11, 2026
In my little corner of Silver Lake, 7 p.m. commenced a daily cacophonous communal concert of pots and pans banging, trombones and trumpets blaring, dogs and coyotes howling: a grateful group roar.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2025
It could be said eight violins, four violas, four cellos, three trumpets, three trombones, two guitars, and a choir of fourteen women were what finally broke up The Beatles.
From BBC ● Dec. 8, 2024
The rest of us sit with our flutes, trumpets, and trombones, waiting for our turn on the stage.
From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari
