Sentence examples for bass from inspiring English sources

The word "bass" is correct and usable in written English
It can be used as either a noun or an adjective. As a noun, "bass" can refer to a type of fish, a type of guitar, or a range of low-pitched sounds. For example: "The bass guitar has a deeper sound than the electric guitar." As an adjective, "bass" means "low in pitch". For example: "The bass notes of the song create a somber atmosphere."

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bass

noun

A low spectrum of sound tones.

  • Peter adjusted the equalizer on his audio equipment to emphasize the bass.

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Just as I underestimated the sheer hard work involved in writing funny election columns, Cameron clearly thought being prime minister would be a lark, a breeze, and a wizard wheeze, something to chalk up on his business-class bucket list, along with getting a selfie with Helle Thorning-Schmidt and sucking the bass player from Blur's luxury cheese direct from the goat's teat.

Ilsar performs with long-time musical collaborators Daniel Pliner (synths) and Josh Ahearn (electric bass) as the Sticks and their debut single, World Maps, is funky and weird, with references to vintage video game music.

"Even if there's just one suspected case among them, this is dangerous," he said, the frustration clear in his voice above the booming bass.

We could never find a drummer or a bass player.

He played with such power that he regularly blew his bass amplifier's speakers.

The muscular bass lines played by Louis Johnson as a session musician on Michael Jackson's Off the Wall and Thriller albums are known to millions – in particular his classic, driving bass part for the Jackson song Billie Jean.

They all shared a guitar as children, although Louis moved to bass in 1961 after being smitten by the guitarrón, a large acoustic bass favoured by mariachi bands, which he had heard being played in a shopping arcade in LA.

At the end of the day, we would head, sandy-footed, to the nearest restaurant, knowing that at every one there would be a cabinet full of fresh seafood to choose from – bass, bream, salmon, lobster, prawns, crabs, goose barnacles, clams … We never ate the same thing twice.

The key thing about the fidgety, sonic assault that is Skrillex's Dirty Vibe isn't the head-spinning bass drop that stands in for the chorus, or the fact that Big Bang heart-throb G-Dragon seems to be wearing lollipops as hair bands, but the way it teases us with one of 2015's prospective megastars.

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Drake: If You're Reading This, it's Too Late Self-reflection mingles with bravado on this bass-heavy surprise release from the Canadian rapper.

Johnson's bass-line contributions to the Off the Wall album (1979) helped propel Jackson to superstardom, and his parts on Thriller (1982) laid down the exciting foundations for what became the biggest-selling LP of all time.

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