sheet music

noun

: music printed on large unbound sheets of paper

Examples of sheet music in a Sentence

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Kohut's students left bouquets wrapped in sheet music at the site of the attacks. Joanna Kakissis, NPR, 11 July 2025 Instead of typical sheet music uploads, users were submitting screenshots of ChatGPT conversations containing ASCII tablature—simple text representations of guitar music that look like strings with numbers indicating fret positions. ArsTechnica, 9 July 2025 Powell also has the support of J. W. Pepper, the world’s largest sheet music retailer. Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 2 July 2025 The abstract landscapes invite the viewer to enter their world of light and space while the organic contour lines sing like notes across sheet music. Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sheet music

Word History

First Known Use

1852, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sheet music was in 1852

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“Sheet music.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sheet%20music. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.

Kids Definition

sheet music

noun
: music printed on unbound sheets of paper
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