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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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The police-procedural aspect enhances the grim nature of the stalk-and-slash murders, and the strange weapon choices (like the infamous trombone) really elevate the creep factor.
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Meagan Navarro, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
Over the years guests have reported spotting the ghost of Marilyn Monroe in the mirror in her old suite as well as hearing the faint sound of a trombone, reportedly being played by the ghost of actor Montgomery Clift.
—Brooke Bobb, Vogue, 5 Oct. 2024
Honoring Eddie Palmieri at 9:30 p.m. on October 17, featuring Conrad Herwig, trombone; Zaccai Curtis, piano; Luques Curtis, bass; and Camilo Molina, drums.
—Jane Levere, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
For a time, the film plays like the extended womp-womp of a sad trombone at the end of a disaster movie, in which seven characters make it while the rest of the world perishes.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 1 Sep. 2024
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Meagan Navarro, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
Over the years guests have reported spotting the ghost of Marilyn Monroe in the mirror in her old suite as well as hearing the faint sound of a trombone, reportedly being played by the ghost of actor Montgomery Clift.
—Brooke Bobb, Vogue, 5 Oct. 2024
Honoring Eddie Palmieri at 9:30 p.m. on October 17, featuring Conrad Herwig, trombone; Zaccai Curtis, piano; Luques Curtis, bass; and Camilo Molina, drums.
—Jane Levere, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
For a time, the film plays like the extended womp-womp of a sad trombone at the end of a disaster movie, in which seven characters make it while the rest of the world perishes.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 1 Sep. 2024
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“Trombone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trombone. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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