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Her question, in Lipe-Smith’s inquisitive piccolo of a voice, is heartbreaking in its blend of straightforwardness and desperate desire, as is her mother’s wavering response.—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025 Talukder won over the judges by playing oboe, English horn, flute and piccolo in a nearly 30-minute performance at the Spertus Institute Feinberg Theater in Chicago.—Jennifer Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2025 Take, for example, the case of Roxanne Chalifoux, a piccolo player in the Villanova band who, in 2015, was immortalized during March Madness, when N.C.—Hanif Abdurraqib, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2025 Or a tearful Villanova piccolo player soldiering through in the wake of a loss.—Joe Rexrode, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for piccolo
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