grand piano

noun

: a piano with horizontal frame and strings compare upright piano

Examples of grand piano in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Inside, a speakeasy-style bar room, pool table, and grand piano invite long evenings of conversation, while the deck, sauna, and BBQ beg for one last breath of time spent outside. — Madeline Weinfield, Vogue, 14 Sep. 2026

Things like my grandfather’s grand piano and library were given to my dad and are still in his house. — R. Eric Thomas, Washington Post, 11 Sep. 2026

Concrete floors over those beams could support rows of grand pianos. — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 11 Sep. 2026

Tribute bands and other acts that involve keyboards on the grand piano level are having a field day in Connecticut, including one that’s actually playing outdoors. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 6 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1793, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for grand piano

• cyano

Kids Definition

grand piano

noun

: a piano in which the frame and strings are in a horizontal rather than an upright position