How to Use harp in a Sentence

harp

1 of 2 noun
Definition of harpnext
  • Christian Cano pulled his harp to the front of the stage and made his fingers dance on the strings.
    — Cecilia Ballí, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2022
  • New to this stage is Lissette Ryan, who blends her tales with tunes on her harp.
    — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 June 2022
  • There’s an Eames chair, a concert harp, and a grand piano.
    — Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 2 July 2022
  • As a harp’s gentle notes filled the room, Clark-Dickey picked up a bright red Sharpie.
    — Christine Condon, baltimoresun.com, 9 Jan. 2022
  • See the toucan, harp, seal and the holiday keg tree made from over 250 kegs.
    — John Coffren, Baltimore Sun, 15 Dec. 2022
  • After the song wraps with a sweet harp, the clip zooms into a burning fire at the altar.
    — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2022
  • More than 300 guests stood at the start of a harp processional.
    — Lilly Price, Baltimore Sun, 5 Feb. 2023
  • The source of the roar was Willie Clark’s tuba — nearly the size of a harp and even more formidable.
    — Washington Post, 4 Jan. 2021
  • This harp is just 33 inches tall and weighs less than seven pounds.
    — Allen Foster, chicagotribune.com, 19 Dec. 2020
  • There’s even a playable purple harp here, and on nearly all surfaces, bright faux coral and shells add to the theme.
    — Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 6 June 2023
  • Also adept on drums and the stringed harp, Allen has made four solo albums since 2009.
    — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Jan. 2022
  • First, there were the Aeolian harps of ancient Greece, which sang and hummed using just the wind's breeze.
    — Brigid Kennedy, The Week, 12 May 2023
  • In his voice there were fiery pillars and crackling skies, not harps and halos.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Apr. 2023
  • Renié was a revolutionary force in the world of harp at the turn of the 20th century in France.
    — Tim Diovanni, Dallas News, 23 Apr. 2021
  • Other effects include the whine of a mouth organ and slaps of piano and harp strings.
    — Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 22 June 2023
  • There was tea, a harp player, good music and lots of photos taken by the bride-to-be and her bridesmaids…to-be.
    — Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 8 Mar. 2022
  • Garland, who wore a vibrant red dress, matched her harp made of translucent red resin.
    — Elizabeth Myong, Dallas News, 1 June 2023
  • The radiant for the Lyrids—or the point from where the meteors appear to come—is the constellation Lyra, the harp.
    — Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Jan. 2024
  • By returning to her harp, Devi is letting go of some of her white-hot grief.
    — Shannon Carlin, refinery29.com, 3 Aug. 2021
  • Fitzgerald’s dress featured a plunging neckline, while Tran’s harp suit had cutouts at the waist.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 11 Nov. 2021
  • Evans plays the harp at weddings, services, teas and other private events.
    — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2022
  • This harp has eight nylon strings, a tuning tool, and is only 15 inches tall.
    — Allen Foster, chicagotribune.com, 19 Dec. 2020
  • 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
  • The same wood was indeed used to make the Stradivari harp and the Amati cello, Dr. Bernabei and his colleagues suggest.
    — Katherine Kornei, New York Times, 8 June 2022
  • There were several viola and flautists but just 1 hand went up for someone who plays the harp.
    — Sam Boyer, cleveland, 29 Apr. 2022
  • The multi-instrumentalist, who plays the guitar and harp, is no stranger to the Arts District.
    — Elizabeth Myong, Dallas News, 1 June 2023
  • And that's my problem: when people kind of harp on other people that are good at something.
    — Marie Claire, 14 June 2021
  • Speaking of the women in his stellar backing band, who added fiddle, harp – yes, harp!
    — Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 6 Aug. 2023
  • Hers is a concert harp, which delivers a warm, well-rounded sound.
    — J. Nailah Avery, Rolling Stone, 14 May 2021
  • As young women, the sisters performed as a trio; one sister played the harp, one the piano, and my grandmother the cello.
    — Lyn Slater, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Mar. 2024
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harp

2 of 2 verb
  • Williams and his staff are likely to harp long and loud about that in the days to come.
    — Kent Somers, The Arizona Republic, 15 June 2021
  • Boylen has harped on the team’s poor spacing before and brought up again.
    — Phil Thompson, chicagotribune.com, 9 Dec. 2019
  • Sonos seems more than willing to harp on these concerns.
    — Jeff Dunn, Ars Technica, 26 Jan. 2018
  • The world’s biggest food companies harp on about the need to come up with new products.
    — Carol Ryan, WSJ, 1 Apr. 2019
  • The biggest thing that everyone has harped on has been the cash payments.
    — Alvin Melathe, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2020
  • As for the remaining risks and naysayers and resisters, there’s not a lot left to harp about, adds Shear.
    — Peter Lane Taylor, Forbes, 7 May 2022
  • Brian Dodds said the team has to finish strong and have been harping on that in their practices.
    — Gary Curreri, sun-sentinel.com, 23 Aug. 2019
  • No need to harp on accuracy for a sci-fi crime noir story set in the year 2071!
    — Jenny Singer, Glamour, 8 June 2021
  • So, really harped on having a lot of chip help with the running backs.
    — Orion Sang, Detroit Free Press, 23 Oct. 2019
  • Maybe her parents harped on food and weight for her entire childhood and this is her fight song.
    — Carolyn Hax, The Mercury News, 20 Sep. 2019
  • The themes that protesters pointed to were often ones that Trump has harped on.
    — Michael Scherer, Time, 17 Aug. 2017
  • The strength coaches aren't sitting there harping on them to do a post workout stretch.
    — oregonlive, 10 Feb. 2020
  • But Matt doesn't believe in harping on the drawbacks of farming.
    — Javonte Anderson, Post-Tribune, 2 June 2017
  • There was something to harp on, 21 turnovers, but Georgetown only scored 12 points off them.
    — Dom Amore, courant.com, 21 Feb. 2022
  • Just all of us, just harping on it, just how to play better defense overall.
    — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2019
  • Of course, critics like Mr. LeGras will always harp on setbacks.
    — WSJ, 24 Jan. 2019
  • At the City of David, harp music plays through loudspeakers in the courtyard, and a large sculpture of a harp fills an archway at the entrance.
    — Rachel Poser, Harper's magazine, 19 Aug. 2019
  • One thing Holtmann kept harping on was finishing at the rim.
    — Bill Landis, cleveland.com, 10 Jan. 2018
  • He was born and spent his first four years there, a point Mr. Trump harped on during the presidential campaign.
    — Rachel Pannett, WSJ, 6 Aug. 2017
  • Too many managers harp on weaknesses or problems that their staff need to fix.
    — Caroline Ceniza-Levine, Forbes, 23 June 2021
  • Stephen Curry harped on the team's 18 turnovers — which has always been Golden State's Achilles' heel during this run the past four seasons.
    — Tim Bontemps, chicagotribune.com, 25 May 2018
  • The ball caught nothing but backboard, which Calipari harped upon postgame.
    — Hayes Gardner, The Courier-Journal, 16 Feb. 2020
  • To harp on repeatedly about the worst aspect of a sport is rather ludicrous.
    — Martin Rogers, USA TODAY, 25 June 2018
  • Seguin’s improved play in his own zone was one of the things that interim head coach Rick Bowness often harped on during Seguin’s drought.
    — Matthew Defranks, Dallas News, 25 Mar. 2020
  • When coaches harp on execution, that seems to be a big factor.
    — David Furones, sun-sentinel.com, 5 Oct. 2021
  • Pointed out a few of the other elements that were going on with plays people have been harping on all week.
    — Paul Dehner Jr., Cincinnati.com, 29 Sep. 2017
  • The speedy Maxwell said cornerbacks coach Corey Bell has been harping on him to use his hands and be more physical within the first five yards of the line of scrimmage.
    — Brian Murphy, orlandosentinel.com, 30 Aug. 2019
  • Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh, though, continued to harp on Peters' overall voice on the field.
    — Nick Baumgardner, Detroit Free Press, 31 Oct. 2017
  • While Republicans will harp on any rate of change above the 2% norm, a story of inflation going down—and so quickly—can only help the Democrats.
    — Clarisa Diaz, Quartz, 13 Sep. 2022
  • With a Group of 5 team on the schedule like Louisiana-Monroe, Saban’s known to find a question that opens the door to harp on respecting the opponent.
    — Michael Casagrande | McAsagrande@al.com, al, 14 Sep. 2022

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