How to Use mandolin in a Sentence

mandolin

noun

• And Sam Bush lends his mandolin skills to a pair of tracks.
  — Phyllis Stark, Billboard, 8 June 2018
• The singer was joined by Lolly, who played the mandolin.
  — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 19 Dec. 2023
• That was when [mandolin player] Matt Mundy was still in the band.
  — Michael Hamad, courant.com, 30 June 2017
• In the kitchen, steam rose from a pot on the stove as sous chef Jacob Hilliard shaved radishes on a mandolin.
  — Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 24 Apr. 2023
• There was the mandolin and the acoustics, and the this other guitar doing its thing.
  — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2023
• The two most confusing objects in our kitchens appear to be the zester and the mandolin slicer.
  — Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 1 Dec. 2023
• Wash the zucchini, remove the ends, slice them finely with the help of a knife or mandolin.
  — Alisha Prakash, Travel + Leisure, 6 Apr. 2020
• Halve fennel bulbs and use a mandolin or sharp knife to shave crosswise.
  — Kitty Greenwald, WSJ, 12 Oct. 2017
• The easiest way to get even and thin slices in a timely manner is a mandolin.
  — Pam Lolley, Southern Living, 17 Dec. 2023
• There are pictures of her playing the mandolin to her Jerseys.
  — Kristine M. Kierzek, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2021
• The song, about the fragility of life, has the singer leaning into late ’90s folk pop with mandolin tones and pedal steel work.
  — Carita Rizzo, Rolling Stone, 6 July 2023
• There is no over-orchestrated wall of sound to upstage the lyrics, or the riffs from the steel guitar or a mandolin.
  — David Holahan, Hartford Courant, 2 Feb. 2024
• Thile takes that a big step further, making the mandolin an outright shape-shifter.
  — Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2023
• To achieve this, use a mandolin or multi-slicer with a thin blade attachment.
  — Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 20 June 2024
• Blake tries to play the accordion, for example, and what looks like a mandolin.
  — David Oliver, USA TODAY, 25 Nov. 2020
• Jazz trumpet struts added a cool noir quality to the soundscapes, and mandolin sprints brought a fiery flair.
  — Piet Levy, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2019
• This is not the Thile who can make Bach arresting on the mandolin but rather turns more to his, and the mandolin’s, bluegrass roots as well as jazz.
  — Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2023
• For this recipe, a mandolin or grater attachment to the food processor could be a great tool to speed up the chopping process.
  — Karen Schroeder-Rankin, Southern Living, 23 June 2023
• Elders played fiddle and mandolin in Strait's band since 1984.
  — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2024
• Gibson makes some of the finest electric guitars in the world, along with some very fine acoustic guitars, mandolins, and much more.
  — Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, 23 July 2017
• One of those newcomers is John Magel, who for five years played the mandolin alone in his basement, too afraid to play with others.
  — Matt Ormseth, courant.com, 22 June 2017
• When making the slaw, use a mandolin or large chef’s knife to thinly slice the ingredients.
  — Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2021
• The band kept tweaking the arrangement, adding a mandolin, even a lute at one point, but Bains wasn’t quite satisfied.
  — Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 8 Mar. 2022
• The name Mandolino’s comes from Schutz’ partner, Mike Orlando, who plays the mandolin.
  — Kathleen Purvis, charlotteobserver, 24 Aug. 2017
• His first instrument was a mandolin, a gift from an uncle.
  — Terence McArdle, Washington Post, 4 Jan. 2018
• Bring a blanket and picnic lunch and stroll the farm grounds while listening to the guitar-mandolin duo of Judy Handler and Mark Levesque.
  — courant.com, 30 Sep. 2021
• That didn’t fly, but her grandmother soon gifted her with a mandolin.
  — Emily Krauser, Peoplemag, 16 May 2024
• For extra ease, cut the cucumber with a mandolin, which creates thin, even slices.
  — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 5 June 2024
• Phyliss Donnelly started playing the mandolin five years ago, the year of her first Podunk.
  — Slade Rand, courant.com, 9 Aug. 2019
• His father was a contractor who enjoyed playing the mandolin and songs from his native Italy.
  — Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 15 June 2024

Last Updated: 19 Oct 2024