Examples of cymbal in a Sentence
Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2024
The slumbering dragon awakened to the delight of hundreds as firecrackers exploded, cymbals clashed, and the percussive beat of drums reverberated throughout San Francisco’s Portsmouth Square.
—Ella Polak, The Mercury News, 14 Feb. 2024
Wheeled sculptures crafted with cymbals, inverted ash cans, and foot pedals stand by the entrances.
—Matt Thompson, SPIN, 8 Nov. 2023
Santana Row welcomes the Year of the Dragon with a celebration featuring the exciting drumbeats and crashing cymbals of lion dances, cultural performances, surprise red envelopes and other festivities.
—Brittany Delay, The Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2024
Blood drips from cymbals in Damien Chazelle’s note-perfect thriller depicting a young drummer’s obsessive pursuit of excellence.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 6 Jan. 2024
Davis on his bass way down low; Jones up high, on top of that cymbal.
—Jeff MacGregor, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Jan. 2024
Rich had endorsed Zildjian cymbals since the 1950s.
—James Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Sep. 2023
Before the song’s end, its mood shifts with the introduction of door-knocking percussion and a funky new melody that lasts until a muted cymbal crash near its finale.
—A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 17 Nov. 2023
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Word History
Middle English, from Old English cymbal & Anglo-French cymbele, from Latin cymbalum, from Greek kymbalon, from kymbē bowl, boat
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
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“Cymbal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cymbal. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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