Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
The wide streak of hippie-trail Orientalism in ambient music (all those sitars!) is almost structural, a product of messy, unequal encounters between European modernism and the rest of the world.—Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024 Featuring live music from sitar player Ami Dang, the event invited residents to interact with the art using flashlights, creating a constantly shifting landscape of light and color.—Andrew S. Jacobson, Baltimore Sun, 7 Aug. 2024 Their Studio City home features guitars, pianos, sitars, drums, ukuleles, and more.—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 18 June 2024 Photographed by Damien Maloney A sitar sits underneath a hat rack.—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 18 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for sitar
Word History
Etymology
Hindi & Urdu sitār, from Persian, a three-stringed lute, from sih three + tār string, thread
Share