trumpet
trumpet-like
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a word derived from
trumpet.
Example Sentences
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The bird, known for its trumpet-like call, flies in from Iceland to overwinter at nature reserves.
From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2023
The magnetic, trumpet-like, neon buzz of The Big Game.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 3, 2020
That same year, I would pick up the cornet in band and continue playing that trumpet-like instrument for nine years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2017
Ken Butler, a ceaselessly inventive instrument builder, coaxed flashing lights and simple, throbbing melodies from his one-string “K-Board,” over which blew an extraordinary trumpet-like solo on a small strip of latex.
From New York Times ● Dec. 13, 2013
Outside the chancel rails were ranged rows of growing bulbs in pots, hyacinths, narcissus, the finer variety of daffodils, great trumpet-like heads of white and cream, orange and gold.
From Lady Cassandra by Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey
