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Like [flutist and political activist] Maria Kalesnikava, who destroyed her passport at the border and refused to leave.—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2025 The concert will feature Musical Merit Foundation scholarship winners Iliana Shapiro, a flutist and UC San Diego computer science doctoral student; Yoyo Wu, a high school marimbaist and concert pianist; and Mariam Mouawad, a mezzo-soprano who sings with the San Diego Opera and San Diego Symphony.—La Jolla Light, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2025 Founding flutist Ray Thomas died in January 2018, just months before the Hall of Fame induction.—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2025 Recording in secrecy in Sweden during her marathon run of the Eras Tour, the singer's latest album exists thanks to the work of numerous collaborators, from lyricists and engineers to cellists, flutists, and over a dozen violin players.—Allaire Nuss, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for flutist
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