brass bands

plural of brass band

Example Sentences

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Noun
  • Someone will look back on 2025 and pick through the mountain of symphonies and movies and novels and museum exhibits that were being offered this fall and will deduce this was what America and Chicago were thinking in 2025.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Some even dated back to the time Beethoven was writing his symphonies.
    Big Think, Big Think, 5 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Handcrafted from maple, spruce and ebony, this high-quality viola is suitable for orchestras and live performances.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 1 Sep. 2025
  • At the time, lots of musicians were employed by networks—even local affiliates had orchestras available to fill programming needs.
    Chris Almeida, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2025
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“Brass bands.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brass%20bands. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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