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Osbourne was one of the founding members of Black Sabbath, an English rock band whose loud, distorted guitars and lyrics focusing on occult subject matter built their reputation as one of the first heavy metal bands.—Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025 Wellington is joined by Jonah Howard (guitar), Ella Jordan (fiddle), and Nate Sabat (bass).—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 21 July 2025 The exhibit also features her first guitar, a Fender acoustic that her father gave her.—Nancy Kruh, People.com, 19 July 2025 Usually the performances are acoustic guitar, sometimes accompanied by a singer, during mostly Saturday evenings from 5 to 8 p.m.—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for guitar
Word History
Etymology
French guitare, from Spanish guitarra, from Arabic qītār, from Greek kithara cithara
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