How to Use ukulele in a Sentence

ukulele

noun
Definition of ukulelenext
  • There will be food, gifts and a chance to win an ukulele.
    — Brittany Lyte, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2022
  • The family fled with just a pair of bags and a ukulele.
    — Mary Pflum, NBC News, 21 May 2022
  • In a living room across the park, Chast is playing a turquoise ukulele.
    — Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2019
  • So for now, there’s just one Australian singer and his ukulele.
    — Peter Rubin, WIRED, 30 May 2018
  • And who can forget the sweet sound of a ukulele flowing through the hallways?
    — Taylor McClung, ExpressNews.com, 10 June 2020
  • You are invited to bring your ukulele to sing, strum and have a good time.
    — cleveland, 10 Jan. 2020
  • The result was much more than just a happy ukulele song.
    — Anne Nickoloff, cleveland.com, 24 Apr. 2018
  • Or when Kendall thinks playing her ukulele will calm the baby.
    — Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 5 Sep. 2018
  • For instance, when Aldrin spoke with his wife on the phone, Collins plugged his ears and Armstrong played a ukulele.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 6 Mar. 2021
  • By this time, of course, Snooks had graduated from the ukulele to the guitar.
    — NOLA.com, 18 June 2017
  • One too-tall Elvis strums a ukulele, strolling up and down the line along the gates and nodding solemnly, the crowd just slightly hushed.
    — Caki Wilkinson, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2020
  • In their performance of it, Drew plays the guitar and sings while Linda plays the ukulele.
    — Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 14 Sep. 2020
  • Tears are shed, voices are raised, and Connor B. busts out his ukulele (again).
    — Ew Staff, EW.com, 26 July 2021
  • Items will include a ukulele that Sembroski will play in space and 66 pounds of beer hops.
    — Jackie Wattles, CNN, 15 Sep. 2021
  • Like the cover of the soundtrack album, the Elvis spud holds a ukulele and wears a red Hawaiian shirt and yellow lei.
    — Ken Budd, Washington Post, 25 May 2022
  • Youth ages 8-17 are invited to learn how to play the ukulele in a three-part workshop series.
    — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2023
  • Guitar center will be out there with a little area set up to teach kids how to play drums and ukulele.
    — Jennifer Bolton, Houston Chronicle, 13 Aug. 2019
  • One of the Santas was expected to play Christmas songs on his ukulele.
    — John Sharp | [email protected], al, 22 Jan. 2023
  • The song has tinges of the ukulele that brought her fame throughout her run on AGT as an unassuming preteen.
    — Megan Armstrong, Billboard, 15 Sep. 2017
  • But the warning signs are there from the beginning, from the moment Susan pulls out that ukulele.
    — David Sims, The Atlantic, 15 June 2017
  • After storytime, a singer stepped in, picked up a ukulele and began to strum.
    — Dallas News, 19 Nov. 2022
  • Armed with a ukulele and a goofy smile, Gosling is Dean, a house painter settled in Pennsylvania.
    — Radhika Seth, Vogue, 12 Feb. 2022
  • The rooms even come with a sketchbook and ukulele for guests who want to channel their inner artist during their stay.
    — Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 14 Nov. 2023
  • Schneider sometimes hears her up in her room, singing and strumming her ukulele.
    — Scottie Andrew, CNN, 16 Apr. 2020
  • Meanwhile, Connor’s corny ass is still playing the ukulele.
    — Ali Barthwell, Vulture, 25 Aug. 2021
  • Duckworth wrote 15-page letters to friends and practiced her ukulele.
    — Belinda Luscombe, Time, 17 Apr. 2021
  • Jimmy Fallon also picked up a ukulele and sang a song recapping the last few months of news.
    — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 3 Oct. 2023
  • Fret Zealot has lessons for guitar, bass guitar, and ukuleles.
    — Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Their Studio City home features guitars, pianos, sitars, drums, ukuleles, and more.
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 18 June 2024
  • Great shows are all over From a free show by Fantastic Negrito to some major league ukulele playing, there are a ton of great live entertainment options this weekend.
    — Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 27 June 2024

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