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: an Indian lute with a long neck and a varying number of strings
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But this is a performance category that skews heavily toward tactile players, and Indian sitar vet Anoushka Shanka is currently 0-14 here.
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Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2026
Among the instruments in use are violin, guitar, ukulele, sitar and saxophone.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Jan. 2026
For instance, when guests walked into the Japanese garden, where the reception was held, a sitar player, Ronobir Lahiri, performed hip-hop classics by Tupac Shakur, Biggie Smalls and others.
—Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
Shahid Parvez Khan: He is widely recognized as one of the greatest sitar players in the world.
—Jake Richardson, Mercury News, 1 Sep. 2025
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Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2026
Among the instruments in use are violin, guitar, ukulele, sitar and saxophone.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Jan. 2026
For instance, when guests walked into the Japanese garden, where the reception was held, a sitar player, Ronobir Lahiri, performed hip-hop classics by Tupac Shakur, Biggie Smalls and others.
—Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
Shahid Parvez Khan: He is widely recognized as one of the greatest sitar players in the world.
—Jake Richardson, Mercury News, 1 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sitar
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“Sitar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sitar. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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