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clarinet
noun
clar·i·net
ˌkler-ə-ˈnet 
ˌkla-rə-;
ˈkler-ə-nət,
ˈkla-rə-
: a single-reed woodwind instrument having a cylindrical tube with a moderately flared bell and a usual range from D below middle C upward for 3½ octaves
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In 1984, Peplowski joined clarinet legend Benny Goodman’s last band as a tenor saxophonist and remained in the group until the bandleader's death in 1986.
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Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 4 Feb. 2026
Estévez’s Mediodía en el llano (Midday on the Plains), Salonen’s kínēma, Bernstein’s Symphonic Dances from West Side Story, Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances, featuring music & artistic director Rafael Payare and Ricardo Morales, clarinet.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
Adelyn Strei also joined them to add flute and clarinet.
—Marissa Lorusso, Pitchfork, 26 Jan. 2026
Musical instruments Musical instruments can be pricey to replace, so leaving your kid's wooden clarinet in the back seat during a snowstorm is a bad idea.
—Elissa Robinson, Detroit Free Press, 23 Jan. 2026
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Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 4 Feb. 2026
Estévez’s Mediodía en el llano (Midday on the Plains), Salonen’s kínēma, Bernstein’s Symphonic Dances from West Side Story, Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances, featuring music & artistic director Rafael Payare and Ricardo Morales, clarinet.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
Adelyn Strei also joined them to add flute and clarinet.
—Marissa Lorusso, Pitchfork, 26 Jan. 2026
Musical instruments Musical instruments can be pricey to replace, so leaving your kid's wooden clarinet in the back seat during a snowstorm is a bad idea.
—Elissa Robinson, Detroit Free Press, 23 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for clarinet
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“Clarinet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clarinet. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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clarinet
noun
clar·i·net
ˌklar-ə-ˈnet
ˈklar-ə-nət
: a woodwind musical instrument in the shape of a cylindrical tube having a single-reed mouthpiece
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