How to Use harmonica in a Sentence

harmonica

noun

• Because there are some things that cannot be played on the harmonica.
  — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2022
• Her dad used to like to play his harmonica while driving.
  — Anna Gaca, Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2025
• Since then she's played around on a harmonica, keyboard and recorder.
  — Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 15 Oct. 2024
• Even a wet nose can't fix this broken heart, but some harmonica and a lot of dog wails will get you through the long night.
  — Kat Bein, Billboard, 4 June 2018
• Come at it as God intended you to, from the side, like a harmonica, skin and all.
  — Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2019
• The band kept it loud and featured a very welcome harmonica player.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 23 July 2022
• Myricks also tried to learn the harmonica, something else that amused his father.
  — Terry Pluto, cleveland, 12 Mar. 2022
• Playing harmonica and piano at the same time isn’t like walking and chewing gum at the same time.
  — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Dec. 2021
• The harmonica and acoustic guitar are still here; so is a sense an old-fashioned folk-rock singer ain’t a bad thing to be.
  — Milwaukee, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 25 Jan. 2018
• And from the stage, the unmistakable wail of a harmonica cut through the warm April air.
  — Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
• The Boss later agreed to lend his signature harmonica sound to the track.
  — Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 25 Oct. 2025
• The duck call itself is a wind instrument not unlike the harmonica.
  — Author: Christine Cunningham, Alaska Dispatch News, 10 Oct. 2017
• The sound that comes out resembles the baby child of a harmonica and an accordion.
  — Matt Jancer, Wired, 2 Nov. 2020
• At this point, Considine surprised by pulling out a harmonica and playing a few notes on it.
  — James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Oct. 2022
• And then a beautiful sixty-one-year-old woman in tight gold pants steps onto the stage and brings a harmonica to her lips.
  — Luke Dittrich, Esquire, 19 Dec. 2011
• Brody Buster was the perfect moniker for a cute, blond 10-year-old harmonica phenom.
  — Dan Kelly, Kansas City Star, 25 May 2025
• Maks is a moony young man who would rather jam on his harmonica than worry about the pile of bills obsessing Darja.
  — Charles McNulty, latimes.com, 9 Feb. 2018
• Lengthy guitar riffs and harmonica solos kept the audience on their toes, even though Vos took awhile to warm up to the crowd.
  — Journal Sentinel, 26 June 2022
• Music played a large part in his life starting in Grammar school on the harmonica and later the clarinet.
  — Hartford Courant, courant.com, 10 June 2018
• Musselwhite punctuated the music with his harmonica trills and moans while his right knee bounced in time with the rhythms.
  — Kevin McKeough, Chicago Tribune, 7 June 2026
• Bruce also played Irish music on the whistle and harmonica with several groups in the metro area.
  — Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
• Ingrid Berry-Clay, one of Chuck’s three daughters, sings and plays harmonica.
  — Jim Salter, The Seattle Times, 6 June 2017
• Proceeds go to festival costs and free music lessons and harmonicas for local students.
  — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
• But that was pretty nerve wracking, playing the harmonica in front of Bob Dylan.
  — Laura Collins-Hughes, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
• Meanwhile, Spike is dressed like a Blues Brother playing a bone like a harmonica.
  — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2026
• Thomas sang and strummed his guitar in the black and white clip, as Bruce accompanied him on the harmonica from a nearby staircase.
  — Shafiq Najib, Peoplemag, 4 Sep. 2022
• Wonder learned to play piano, drums and harmonica by age nine and signed to Motown in 1961.
  — Amir Vera, CNN, 6 July 2019
• The family also has been unable to locate his banjo or harmonica.
  — Veronica Fulton, NBC news, 7 Apr. 2026
• The researcher, part of a group called DareWin that collects whale and dolphin sounds from all over the world, plays a harmonica in three tones, over and over.
  — Sophie Putka, Discover Magazine, 6 July 2021
• The Dallas native, 73, has played the harmonica since age 15.
  — Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 11 Nov. 2024