plural saxes
informal
: saxophone
plays sax in a local jazz ensemble
—often used before another nouna sax player
The transmission, as one editor put it, "is as smooth as a Paul Desmond sax solo."—
John Phillips
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Gaga and Bennett are fine, yet a spectacular tenor sax solo outshines them both.
—Kristen S. Hé, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025
Started on the alto sax, Tristan jumped on to play Bari Sax to help cover the low parts, learned bass clarinet to double in our school musical and jazz band, and learned drums to be a part of our school’s drumline.
—Heide Janssen, Orange County Register, 16 Mar. 2025
By his early ’90s, playing the sax no longer was an option due to battles with sciatica and then with emphysema, his daughter said.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025
Her recording partners have included the late sax great Michael Brecker, Toots Thielemans and such Brazilian-music luminaries as Flora Purim, Airto Moreira and Tonhino Horta.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Feb. 2025
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Kristen S. Hé, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025
Started on the alto sax, Tristan jumped on to play Bari Sax to help cover the low parts, learned bass clarinet to double in our school musical and jazz band, and learned drums to be a part of our school’s drumline.
—Heide Janssen, Orange County Register, 16 Mar. 2025
By his early ’90s, playing the sax no longer was an option due to battles with sciatica and then with emphysema, his daughter said.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025
Her recording partners have included the late sax great Michael Brecker, Toots Thielemans and such Brazilian-music luminaries as Flora Purim, Airto Moreira and Tonhino Horta.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sax
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“Sax.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sax. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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