How to Use bass in a Sentence

bass

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  • The guy plays the one song, thanks the band, and hands me back my bass.
    — Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 27 July 2023
  • And the two things that are new are Paul’s bass and me on drums.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 7 July 2023
  • The bass was too loud, the echo on the vocals too extreme.
    — Tom Breihan, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2023
  • With the JLab, the bass seems rich and deep, the treble high, and voices are clear.
    — Scott Kramer, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2024
  • The rod is only one piece of the equation in bass fishing.
    — Max Inchausti, Field & Stream, 28 Mar. 2024
  • Davis on his bass way down low; Jones up high, on top of that cymbal.
    — Jeff MacGregor, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Jan. 2024
  • Anybody can play riffs on the bass, and anybody can play songs on the piano.
    — Alex Williams, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2023
  • When bass are schooled up, the Mag Darter often draws strikes on every cast.
    — Jimmy Fee, Field & Stream, 13 Sep. 2023
  • The theme of the song is Sicily, and the only instruments are drum, bass, and piano.
    — Billboard Japan, Billboard, 26 Oct. 2023
  • The bite is often subtle, as a bass simply sucks in this lure.
    — Shaye Baker, Field & Stream, 24 Apr. 2023
  • No bass were visible, and there appeared to be no place for a fish to hide.
    — Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 6 Aug. 2023
  • Sixx was seen fist pumping in the air with his strumming hand, while the bass part was playing.
    — Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 7 Apr. 2023
  • Cyrus Sparhawk, his and Parker’s nineteen-year-old son, plays bass and writes much of the music.
    — Justin Taylor, The New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2024
  • The flavor is rather mild, a little like rockfish or striped bass.
    — G. Daniela Galarza, Washington Post, 11 May 2023
  • So the drums, bass, and rhythm guitars were all recorded together at the same time.
    — Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 13 Mar. 2024
  • Kroeger's brother Mike, the band's bass player, then gave the vocalist a hug.
    — Jack Irvin, Peoplemag, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Matthew Billingslea is the drummer crashing the cymbals, beating the toms and pedaling the bass.
    — Bryan West, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2024
  • His videos are fun, exciting and often filled with big bass, muskies and more.
    — Anthony Maluso, Baltimore Sun, 9 Jan. 2024
  • The low registers of the bass clarinet and cello then evoke clouds of infrared light.
    — Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Nov. 2023
  • The beats ramp up before the bass drops into another song.
    — Helen Li, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2023
  • The quintet is solidly filled out by Atom Ellis on bass and Dave Medd on keyboards.
    — Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2024
  • Flea’s taste in watches might be as rare as his signature bass licks.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2023
  • Open your calendar app, because below are the seven best days of the 2024 bass spawn.
    — Shaye Baker, Field & Stream, 21 Feb. 2024
  • Learn more › Humminbird fish finders were born in and still live in the bass and inshore fishing world.
    — Ric Burnley, Field & Stream, 4 May 2023
  • The music rises up the white walls and out through the latticework near the roof – lyrical, looping melodies filled out by warm bass notes.
    — Guy Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 May 2023
  • Raucous parties complete with thumping bass were said to take place five nights a week.
    — Longreads, 15 Mar. 2024
  • Enter trumpet, harp and electric bass, all still in the background, kind of hidden, the music swirling, in step with the story.
    — Ken Armstrong, ProPublica, 22 Nov. 2023
  • Tweens will love the bold sound, coupled with a durability that will keep in throwing bass and treble for years to come.
    — Jasmine Gomez, Women's Health, 29 Aug. 2023
  • The bass was returned intact, along with its original case.
    — Catherine Duncan, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Feb. 2024
  • The ceviche mixto bowl ($22) features market seafood, which meant striped bass and albacore on my visit.
    — Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 1 Apr. 2024

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