How to Use cello in a Sentence

cello

noun

• Roy had played the cello as a child.
  — Sam Kriss, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
• The younger has just started the cello, and my son plays drums.
  — Vanityfair.com, VanityFair.com, 8 June 2017
• That electric cello melody sure is easy enough to get stuck in my head.
  — Courtney Lanning, Arkansas Online, 24 Dec. 2020
• One of the sisters played cello and African drum.
  — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2026
• Kathryn is convinced the cello is blessed by a guardian angel.
  — Leann Burke, The Seattle Times, 17 Feb. 2018
• Tikhonova has been playing the cello for more than four decades.
  — Elisha Anderson, Detroit Free Press, 27 Mar. 2020
• String bass, cello and trumpet.
  — Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2026
• The cello, for me, was still the main instrument, and just a core sound of the show.
  — Amon Warmann, Variety, 25 May 2023
• But the cello did not inspire him, so his father gave him a trombone.
  — Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 9 June 2022
• The question of how to fly with a cello is a bugbear among many string players.
  — John Phipps, New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2026
• One or more of the cellos didn’t always land in the center of pitches.
  — Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 12 Feb. 2020
• Katie picks up a gig in the band after Dewey spots her playing the cello.
  — Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Dec. 2025
• If Isserlis needs to use the toilet, the cello must come with him.
  — John Phipps, New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2026
• The cello was played by a young officer who asked not to be named or photographed.
  — Adi Rubinstein, Sun Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2024
• Wednesday plays Prokofiev on the cello in a moody empty room.
  — Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2025
• Pull the strip, slip the cello off the sides and the fillings drop right into the nori, ready to eat.
  — Dominic Armato, The Arizona Republic, 29 Aug. 2020
• The igil resembles a cello and can sound like a cow, horse, or sheep.
  — Sofia Goldstein, SPIN, 16 June 2026
• Jaime now has his own bank account and car — and finally, a new cello.
  — Anchorage Daily News, 4 May 2021
• But Kathryn was most drawn to her brother, Bill, and his cello.
  — Leann Burke, The Seattle Times, 17 Feb. 2018
• The cello is closest to the human voice, so there’s a long solo in the piece.
  — Beth Wood Writer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2021
• The cello must be evaluated in-house once a year.
  — John Phipps, New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2026
• The cello’s top and back are made from flat, concave carbon-fiber panels.
  — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 9 Dec. 2025
• The ambient cello and night owls are quiet, for once, and the pace, at last, rests.
  — Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2024
• Once a duo, Wild Child is now a septet, with members on horns, cello and keys.
  — Annie Zaleski, Chron, 14 Dec. 2022
• What a privilege to be able to play the cello at such a wonderful event.
  — Josh Duboff, Vanities, 24 Apr. 2018
• The one student who died whom Julie knew was Noelle, a rich girl who played the cello.
  — Ben Brantley, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2018
• The king has reportedly loved the cello since his time at boarding school.
  — Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 27 Apr. 2023
• Just how good is Dermot Mulroney at the cello?
  — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
• At other times, Fratti turns her cello into a stand-up bass.
  — Jayson Greene, Pitchfork, 2 June 2026
• With the system turned on, the sound under the balcony was equal to the sound in the main space, even from the cello.
  — oregonlive, 27 Sep. 2021