Example Sentences

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A walking bass line, and then a swinging jazz trio, give Belafonte a backdrop for brash, syncopated, trumpet-like phrasing.

From New York Times • Apr. 26, 2023

The bird, known for its trumpet-like call, flies in from Iceland to overwinter at nature reserves.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2023

The lateral ends of the oviducts flare out into a trumpet-like structure and have a fringe of finger- like projections called fimbriae, illustrated in Figure 34.12b.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

The magnetic, trumpet-like, neon buzz of The Big Game.

From The Guardian • Mar. 3, 2020

She gave her orders to Kennedy, who acted as her aide and repeated them in trumpet-like notes that could be distinctly heard all over the ship.

From The First Mate The Story of a Strange Cruise by Hodgson, Edward S.