plural capos
: a movable bar attached to the fingerboard of a fretted instrument to uniformly raise the pitch of all the strings
Examples of capo in a Sentence
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Emily Longeretta, Variety, 18 Nov. 2022
Though many of these prisoners were low-level offenders who’d been held for years without being charged, a few were capos in the gangs.
—Amy Wilentz, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2024
Find it on Amazon Electric Guitar Kit The Donner Electric Guitar Kit is a complete starter pack for budding musicians, including an amplifier, bag, capo, strap, string, tuner, cable, and picks.
—Margaret Drake, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2023
Henry Vargas of the Red Pears puts a capo on his guitar (Sarahi Apaez / For De Los) 3.
—Sarah Quiñones Wolfson, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2023
The capo wants to know why his thugs are lying dead in the hallway.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 30 Aug. 2023
Prigohzin is a capo, a good earner and, until now, a loyal soldier who has risen through the ranks by doing important and dangerous and special tasks for the boss, President Vladimir Putin, and who now appears to be making a play to take over himself.
—Phil McCausland, NBC News, 25 June 2023
Stallone’s character, antiquated mafia capo Dwight Manfredi, is tasked with establishing a criminal organization in Tulsa, Okla. after serving a 25-year prison sentence.
—Antonio Ferme, Variety, 10 Nov. 2022
One of the most quotable characters from the series, Tony Sirico’s fastidious and impeccably coiffured capo is also one of the most tempting to impersonate.
—Josh Rottenberg, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2021
Noun
On paper, the Paramount+ show is about former Mafia capo Dwight Manfredi, who’s sent to live in Tulsa, Okla., after serving 25 years in prison.
—Emily Longeretta, Variety, 18 Nov. 2022
Though many of these prisoners were low-level offenders who’d been held for years without being charged, a few were capos in the gangs.
—Amy Wilentz, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2024
Find it on Amazon Electric Guitar Kit The Donner Electric Guitar Kit is a complete starter pack for budding musicians, including an amplifier, bag, capo, strap, string, tuner, cable, and picks.
—Margaret Drake, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2023
Henry Vargas of the Red Pears puts a capo on his guitar (Sarahi Apaez / For De Los) 3.
—Sarah Quiñones Wolfson, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2023
The capo wants to know why his thugs are lying dead in the hallway.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 30 Aug. 2023
Prigohzin is a capo, a good earner and, until now, a loyal soldier who has risen through the ranks by doing important and dangerous and special tasks for the boss, President Vladimir Putin, and who now appears to be making a play to take over himself.
—Phil McCausland, NBC News, 25 June 2023
Stallone’s character, antiquated mafia capo Dwight Manfredi, is tasked with establishing a criminal organization in Tulsa, Okla. after serving a 25-year prison sentence.
—Antonio Ferme, Variety, 10 Nov. 2022
One of the most quotable characters from the series, Tony Sirico’s fastidious and impeccably coiffured capo is also one of the most tempting to impersonate.
—Josh Rottenberg, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2021
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“Capo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/capo. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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