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Meanings of Sax in English

Portuguese
saxofone
Catalan
saxòfon
Spanish
saxófono
Wikidata

A single-reed woodwind with a conical bore.

saxofone
Portuguese
adolphe sax
Catalan
adolphe sax
Spanish
adolphe sax

A Belgian maker of musical instruments who invented the saxophone (1814-1894)

adolphe sax
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Examples for "saxophone"
Examples for "saxophone"
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A buzzing trombone, an insinuating saxophone: jazz, played a long way off.
Ghost Story
2
The thought of writing a saxophone concerto was not a new one.
The Irish Times
3
Being a saxophone idol is a relatively new experience for Marius Neset.
The Irish Times
4
Think of the saxophone and, more than likely, you'll think of jazz.
The Irish Times
5
The sob of the saxophone, still doing jazz, came through the window.
Maw's Vacation: The Story of a Human Being in the Yellowstone

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Usage of Sax in English
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But even by these standards the lifts at the Sax are exceptional.
Neither here nor there: travels in europe
2
Mr. Sax had left Carsham Hall by the first train-nobodyknew why.
Little Novels
3
They only seemed to know what Mr. Sax himself had told them.
Little Novels
4
Mr. Sax had taken refuge from me in one of the ground-floor rooms.
Little Novels
5
The Project Gutenberg eBook, The Hand Of Fu-Manchu, by Sax Rohmer
The Hand of Fu-Manchu / Being a New Phase in the Activities of F...
6
Only the sound of the cascading Po river in front of Doctor Sax.
Wired
7
The Goon Sax took over The Go-Betweens shop and ran it very well.
The Irish Times
8
Harris and Frawley were part of a syndicate that owned pacer Shadow Sax.
News.com.au
9
Originally started in Darlington, Sax opened a few offices in the South of England.
The South African
10
The Project Gutenberg eBook, The Golden Scorpion, by Sax Rohmer
The Golden Scorpion
11
One of its directors is millionaire property developer John Sax.
Radio NZ
12
Do not despise me-andlet us return to Mr. Sax.
Little Novels
13
She smiled pleasantly, as if my supposed dislike of Mr. Sax rather amused her.
Little Novels
14
Eventually Baumann found a place at the Hammersmith branch of Sax Hair and Beauty.
The South African
15
Mr. Sax hovered about, with Miss Melbury's eye on him.
Little Novels
16
Initially crafted from wood, Sax's instruments flared at the tip to form a music-amplifying bell.
Wired
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