How to Use orchestra in a Sentence

orchestra

noun
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  • He plays violin in the school orchestra.
  • The artists will be backed by a 70-piece orchestra and a house band.
    — Mary Colurso | [email protected], al, 16 Apr. 2023
  • The orchestra pit by the 64 by 41-foot stage can be raised and lowered.
    — Robin Soslow, Chron, 16 Jan. 2023
  • For the last three years, Luke has been a member of our string orchestra.
    — Heide Janssen, Orange County Register, 17 Mar. 2024
  • The rest of the stage, plus a covered orchestra pit, will become a dance floor.
    — Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 20 Dec. 2022
  • But tonight the squirrel is the soloist in the orchestra of suffering.
    — Ellen Bass, The Atlantic, 16 Nov. 2022
  • Nestled in the shadow of the Alps is the land of bubbles, where Moscato plays the first chair in this orchestra.
    — Johnny Noakes, Hartford Courant, 15 July 2024
  • The evening will have a live orchestra led by Danny Elfman.
    — Steven Vargas, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2023
  • Not only to hear that tiny mistake but then to bring the whole 70-piece orchestra to a halt in an instant.
    — Fred Bronson, Billboard, 21 May 2024
  • Megan Hilty sings, backed by the power of an orchestra and 300-voice choir; Neil McDonough does the readings.
    — Mike Hughes, The Enquirer, 19 Nov. 2022
  • Then Boston beckoned, with the chance to take the helm of one of the oldest and most prestigious orchestras in the United States.
    — Tim Page, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2024
  • And an American has been tabbed to lead a Finnish orchestra?
    — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 18 Nov. 2022
  • After members were paid for their time playing in the group’s orchestra, the real cost of the workshop was just $250.
    — Catherine Womack, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2023
  • And some orchestras, like the New York Philharmonic, tune to 442 Hz.
    — Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Watch guy who won a raffle get to conduct an orchestra.
    — CNN, 9 Dec. 2022
  • For a decade, orchestras and ensembles from the institute toured the world, playing to packed venues.
    — Marc Smith, NBC News, 7 Aug. 2024
  • These are among the last of his public performances with his orchestra.
    — Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2022
  • After a Mass offered by a priest in a simple white robe, an orchestra followed the coffin to a dirt plot.
    — Julie Turkewitz Federico Rios, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2023
  • Just like that, a storied orchestra was dead, and there would be no funeral.
    — Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024
  • It’s one of the few small towns in southern Illinois to offer a children’s orchestra and ballet lessons.
    — Molly Parker, ProPublica, 23 Nov. 2022
  • The orchestra conductor also holds the record for most wins in the classical field.
    — Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 16 Nov. 2022
  • Backed by an orchestra, their voices boomed as the pair shared stratospheric notes.
    — Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 7 May 2023
  • They got started with the septet and the surviving members of Duke Ellington’s orchestra.
    — Okla Jones, Essence, 26 Sep. 2023
  • During the past 19 years, Lee’s work has been performed by some of the world’s top orchestras, but the BSO is the first to provide what will amount to a master class in the composer’s work.
    — Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 14 June 2024
  • Still, the Symphonic was her first time doing so with an orchestra.
    — Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2022
  • Clay Price directs the onstage orchestra, which sounds grand, and the ensemble fills the stage with color and motion.
    — Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel, 22 June 2024
  • In the tech world, assembling the perfect team is akin to conducting an orchestra.
    — Shamaila Mahmood, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
  • That might mean joining the school orchestra or a sports team or doing volunteer work.
    — Phyllis Fagell, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Wood later described the sound as a real heavy metal orchestra, which isn’t far off.
    — Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 20 Oct. 2024
  • The pair were joined by a live band, back-up singers, and an orchestra, who accompanied the entire concert, and John sang his parts on the single while seated in a chair.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2024

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