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Examples of bass in a Sentence
Lisa Kocay, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2023
Only People on the Planet Identified by: Late-night parties with music that appears to be entirely bass, screaming fights on the front yard, toddlers meandering aimlessly and unchaperoned on the street, animals of all sorts running off leash, at least three appearances by the cops.
—Kris Frieswick, WSJ, 3 June 2021
Grand Canyon National Park has seen a resurgence of humpback chubs pre-bass invasion, enough that they were downgraded from endangered to threatened.
—Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 10 Mar. 2023
But its predecessor, Volume 3 (featuring Smokeface), has more of a hip-hop feel with booming Trap-like sub-bass lines, some active high-hats mixed with synths, sax, flute, and head-nodding, funky, loping grooves.
—cleveland, 10 Jan. 2023
Pitts, noted as a crappie guide as well as a pro-bass angler, can be contacted for trips on Weiss and Neely Henry lakes at www.pittsoutdoors.com.
—Frank Sargeant, al, 29 Sep. 2021
Jimmy Fee, Field & Stream, 13 Sep. 2023
The fighting that follows is brutal and fast, belied by a funky bass that makes the protagonist’s steps feel rhythmic.
—Jasper Lo, The New Yorker, 12 Sep. 2023
Flaky, white-fleshed fish are the most commonly used, including varieties like cod, tilapia, grouper, mahi mahi, snapper, bass, and halibut.
—Paige Grandjean, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2023
Layover, however, delves further back into the past, with its palette of jazzy pianos, warm bass, and fluttering flute solos pulling from V’s love for jazz and classical music.
—Michelle Hyun Kim, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2023
Safe to say, as guests feasted on a menu of striped bass and chocolate tarts, they were engulfed in the Dior world, orchestrated by Courtois, Kurkdjian, Othoniel, and longtime Dior Beauty ambassador Charlize Theron.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 8 Sep. 2023
Every corner of Millennium Park was awash in music last weekend for the Chicago Jazz Festival, boasting its usual blend of headlining stars in Pritzker Pavilion — bass titan Ron Carter and Makaya McCraven among them — and heaps of local talent taking over more intimate stages.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 4 Sep. 2023
However, his accolades as the top rookie do not attest to his decade of paying dues in the lower circuits of the two major bass fishing organizations.
—Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 3 Sep. 2023
It was also revealed earlier this year that the Stones enlisted the Beatles’ Paul McCartney to play bass on at least one track, with the band laying down the album in a Los Angeles studio with producer Andrew Watt; however, rumors that Ringo Starr was also involved in the session were denied.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2023
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Word History
Noun (1)
Middle English base, bærs, from Old English bærs; akin to Old High German bersich perch
Adjective
Middle English bas base — more at base entry 3
Noun (2)
Middle English bas, noun derivative of bas base entry 2
Noun (3)
alteration of bast
Noun (1)
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
Adjective
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun (2)
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Noun (3)
1774, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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Cite this Entry
“Bass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bass. Accessed 25 Sep. 2023.
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Old English bærs "bass"
Noun
Middle English bas (adjective) "being or having a low solemn tone"
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