plural saxes
informal
: saxophone
plays sax in a local jazz ensemble
often used before another noun
a sax player
The transmission, as one editor put it, "is as smooth as a Paul Desmond sax solo."John Phillips

Examples of sax in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Joining Springsteen were, on drums, Anton Fig; on guitar, Sig McGinnis; on keys, Shaffer; sitting in on sax and tambourine for the night, David Sanborn; and for reasons that remain elusive to our cursory internet research, Francisco Centeno on bass, and not Will Lee. Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 25 June 2025 The Club Fox shows will be fronted by Napoleon Murphy Brock on vocals, sax and flute. Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 15 June 2025 Braxton’s imaginative sax solos levitate above the dynamic rhythm section, and Crispell’s responses are beguiling. Bret Saunders, Denver Post, 1 June 2025 The band includes Leonard Patton on vocals, Tripp Sprague on sax and flute, Mack Leighton on bass, Justin Grinnell on bass, Danny Green on piano, Duncan Moore on drums and Peter Sprague on guitar. Encinitas Advocate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for sax

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1923, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sax was circa 1923

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Sax.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sax. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.

Kids Definition

sax

noun
informal

More from Merriam-Webster on sax

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!