the orchestra

noun

US
: a group of seats in a theater that are close to the stage

Examples of the orchestra in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web And the sound of the extended ovation met the orchestra’s energy: With 2,300 tickets sold, this was the largest concert the cathedral has presented in at least a decade. Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 1 July 2024 As more women embraced music as a profession, more men became worried that the world of the orchestra was losing its masculinity. JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024 The concert will highlight the orchestra’s guitarist, Rod Fleeman. Patrick Neas, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2024 Combing through more than 50 applications, the search committee narrowed its list down to four candidates who each conducted one of the orchestra’s season concerts. Allana Haynes, Baltimore Sun, 24 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for the orchestra 

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“The orchestra.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20orchestra. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.

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