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: a brass instrument consisting of a long cylindrical metal tube with two turns and having a movable slide or valves for varying the tone and a usual range one octave lower than that of the trumpet
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Sherman played guitar, piano, trumpet, trombone, French horn and drums while growing up, practicing in the soundproof room at home that his dad had built for him.
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Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 24 June 2025
Gus Cannon, who played banjo, trombone, fiddle, piano, guitar, and other instruments, served as a mentor for Johnny Cash.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 27 May 2025
For someone who prizes roadside Americana, this is the visual version of the sad trombone sound.
—Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
Helly grabs a trombone and trombones Milchick right to the noggin.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
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Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 24 June 2025
Gus Cannon, who played banjo, trombone, fiddle, piano, guitar, and other instruments, served as a mentor for Johnny Cash.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 27 May 2025
For someone who prizes roadside Americana, this is the visual version of the sad trombone sound.
—Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
Helly grabs a trombone and trombones Milchick right to the noggin.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for trombone
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“Trombone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trombone. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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