Examples of eighth note in a Sentence
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The listening second graders, most of whom wore uniforms (light-blue polo shirts, dark-blue pants and skirts) were sitting on a rug decorated with eighth notes, piano keys, and a second-grader-size treble clef.
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Adam Iscoe,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
Michele wore a pin in the shape of the AgroPlay logo, an eighth note shaped like a leaf.
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Carolina Abbott Galvão,
The Dial,
6 Jan. 2026
Benson starts playing it with these staccato eighth notes high up on the piano.
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Andrew Unterberger,
Billboard,
9 June 2025
Mean Girls’ title graphic features a tiny eighth note inside the a as the lone hint at the remake’s Broadway origins.
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Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
27 Nov. 2024
For the coda, Shostakovich and Mravinsky apparently settled on a metronome marking of eighth note = 184 or 188.
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Alex Ross,
The New Yorker,
21 Nov. 2024
The drummer starts pounding the tom-toms, and the bass and rhythm guitar pound out eighth notes.
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Noah Shachtman,
Rolling Stone,
18 Mar. 2023
For Armstrong, each eighth note did not need to have the same weight or duration on every occasion that an eighth note appeared.
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Popular Science,
30 May 2020
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Adam Iscoe,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
Michele wore a pin in the shape of the AgroPlay logo, an eighth note shaped like a leaf.
—
Carolina Abbott Galvão,
The Dial,
6 Jan. 2026
Benson starts playing it with these staccato eighth notes high up on the piano.
—
Andrew Unterberger,
Billboard,
9 June 2025
Mean Girls’ title graphic features a tiny eighth note inside the a as the lone hint at the remake’s Broadway origins.
—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
27 Nov. 2024
For the coda, Shostakovich and Mravinsky apparently settled on a metronome marking of eighth note = 184 or 188.
—
Alex Ross,
The New Yorker,
21 Nov. 2024
The drummer starts pounding the tom-toms, and the bass and rhythm guitar pound out eighth notes.
—
Noah Shachtman,
Rolling Stone,
18 Mar. 2023
For Armstrong, each eighth note did not need to have the same weight or duration on every occasion that an eighth note appeared.
—
Popular Science,
30 May 2020
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“Eighth note.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eighth%20note. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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