How to Use guitar in a Sentence

guitar

noun
Definition of guitarnext
  • That was me and Steve Fromholz on the two guitars on that.
    — Corbin Reiff, SPIN, 31 May 2023
  • The guitar’s path to the auction house is the stuff of legend.
    — Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2024
  • In the next slide, the youngest Beckham brother played a guitar as the sun set.
    — Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 26 Aug. 2023
  • Some of the weapons were hidden inside a guitar case in the garage.
    — Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 17 July 2024
  • At least a dozen more guitars are hidden away in closets in the back of the room.
    — Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2024
  • Looks like there won’t be any teardrops on this guitar.
    — Dana Givens, Robb Report, 6 Dec. 2022
  • Crow and Cobb co-produced the song with Nicks, while Crow sings and plays guitar and bass.
    — Spin Staff, SPIN, 27 Sep. 2024
  • Like, how is that even real for a kid that wants to play guitar?
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2023
  • My guitar – a Taylor with Elixir Strings – my voice, and my songs.
    — Spin Contributor, SPIN, 16 July 2024
  • An amp is moved into the middle of the crowd; a guitar player appears in the middle of the crowd by the sink.
    — Lina Abascal, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2024
  • The one on the right warbles on a flute, the middle strums a guitar and the one on the left slowly taps away on a tambourine.
    — Ben Morse, CNN, 14 Sep. 2024
  • And Ed walks out there with an acoustic guitar over his back.
    — John Seabrook, The New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2022
  • In the next slide, the Sour songstress shared a video of the stunning duet, which was backed only by Crow on acoustic guitar.
    — Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 30 Sep. 2023
  • The man googled the guitar and found a video of a musician playing the same guitar in a nightclub in Japan.
    — Peter Larsen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Nov. 2023
  • Two of his aunts taught music, and a younger brother played guitar.
    — John Blake, CNN, 25 Feb. 2024
  • Gone was the visor and clipboard, replaced with a guitar and mic.
    — Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 24 May 2023
  • Chad, who is right-handed, could never play the guitar very well.
    — Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2024
  • The songs were the old kind, a guy and his guitar discussing the miseries of the world, which people often mock, but the world is a hard place to be.
    — Sterling Holywhitemountain, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2023
  • Moses Lin once played guitar at a coffee shop and ended his set with $3 in tips.
    — Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 26 July 2024
  • The fliers’ flute can barely be heard over the clash of violins, drums and guitars below.
    — Leila Miller, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2023
  • Sometimes when my own voice is failing me, my guitar can say it for me.
    — Kathryn Shattuck, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2024
  • Below deck, the hold is beginning to fill with fish, tools and a guitar are stowed in the fo’c’sle, and socks and towels dry on a line.
    — David James, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Apr. 2023
  • The event kicked off with a live performance from Waters singing and playing the guitar with his rock band.
    — Rebecca Rosenberg, Fox News, 26 Sep. 2023
  • Playing guitar was out of the question after the singer broke his finger.
    — Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 31 July 2023
  • It was accomplished by plucking guitar strings that were fed through the car.
    — Brendan Morrow, The Week, 9 June 2023
  • Later in the show, Bridgers came out on stage, nothing but an acoustic guitar in tow.
    — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 16 Dec. 2022
  • In the video, Bingham lays across Harrison on the couch and plays the guitar as both of them sing an unreleased song.
    — Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 9 Dec. 2023
  • After a stroke in the late 2010s, Rodriguez lost his ability to sing and play guitar.
    — Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Around them are butterflies, guitars, snakes — and a few Easter eggs that Bayliss doesn't want to reveal just yet.
    — Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Oct. 2024
  • The sound was exquisite with the balance between the vocals, piano, bass, guitar and brush drums just perfect.
    — Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024

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