How to Use accordion in a Sentence

accordion

noun

• The thickness and the loose accordion pleats give the broth and the stray bits of pork something to cling to.
  — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2023
• The first month of me learning the accordion, her life must have been misery.
  — Morgan Hines, USA TODAY, 25 Apr. 2023
• Scrunch the sheets up into a fluffy accordion about one inch thick.
  — Bon Appétit, 1 Mar. 2022
• There was an accordion player who my mom first saw on the street.
  — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Feb. 2024
• The singer played a children’s size accordion for the two-and-a-half minute stretch of high-energy songs.
  — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 8 Nov. 2022
• It’s as if a giant accordion squeezed and wheezed its way up Somerville Ave.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 19 May 2022
• His love for music bloomed early, as Manilow took on the accordion and the piano as a child.
  — Stephanie Sengwe, Peoplemag, 17 June 2023
• To compensate, all the ducts, vent lines and brackets that connect to the tank have to be able to move like an accordion.
  — Christian Davenport, Washington Post, 16 Nov. 2022
• This accordion-style mug is great for morning joe, portions of stew, or a spot of whiskey in front of the campfire.
  — Mike Richard, Men's Health, 10 Dec. 2022
• Connor Weinel scored the first four points for the Camels to keep the game close, but the Royals led wire-to-wire even as their lead grew and shrunk like an accordion.
  — Alex Harrison, The Enquirer, 7 Mar. 2023
• When an accordion salesman (Thomas Lennon) stops by the house, Nick beats him almost to death.
  — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 3 Nov. 2022
• The A-Group girls shared double-wides with these accordion-style curtains that were pulled down the middle.
  — Keaton Bell, Vogue, 27 Apr. 2022
• For larger slices of meat, fold them in half and then into thirds, accordion style.
  — Christine Lennon, Sunset Magazine, 14 Nov. 2022
• Meanwhile, her student wants to learn to play the accordion and become an artist.
  — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 29 July 2022
• All of these are accordion-style buttons that expand to show each email.
  — Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 17 Feb. 2022
• Cut bread into 12 slices, but don’t cut all the way through; the slices should resemble an accordion.
  — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 28 Mar. 2022
• The only items missing were the priest’s accordion and chalice.
  — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2023
• My primary issue is that the accordion-style grip is hard to pop open with just one hand.
  — Nicole Nguyen, WSJ, 27 Mar. 2022
• The accordion and violin weave their way through many of the album’s tracks and remind me of Desire.
  — Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 4 June 2022
• The accordion-style windows were placed in specific locations around the building, based on the patterns of the wind and the sun.
  — Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2022
• His accordion and piano playing were the foundation of the band.
  — Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun, 27 Mar. 2022
• Playing the accordion gave him a measure of escape and fun that led to 10 to 15 hour practice sessions.
  — Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun, 27 Mar. 2022
• For one thing, there’s the music: thumping polkas with a wheezing accordion.
  — Jesse Green, New York Times, 15 Nov. 2022
• The accordion player had been evacuated for weeks and stayed with one of the fiddlers.
  — Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2022
• The frequency and rhythm of accordion fill the intimate dance floor.
  — Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2022
• Use a bread knife to slice 1-inch pieces accordion-style—leaving about ¾ inches connected at the bottom of the loaf.
  — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Aug. 2022
• Start by folding your napkin in half, then accordion fold the entire thing.
  — Alyssa Gautieri, Good Housekeeping, 22 Nov. 2022
• The accordion effect put Helio Castroneves, who at the time was a lap down but at the front of the pack and trying to unlap himself, right on the heels of Canapino.
  — Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Apr. 2023
• His hands were moving in and out as if playing an invisible accordion.
  — Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2024
• The family returned to Japan in 1941, taking only some clothes, an album of pictures, and the accordion, and Mr. Ozawa began learning piano.
  — The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024