uke
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of uke
By shortening
Example Sentences
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“We never spent a million dollars on advertising or anything. Whether our uke pick or our bass pick, we made something that was cool and functional and really different from what was out there.”
From Washington Times • Jul. 11, 2020
Rose was paired with Woods at the Arnold Palmer Invitational the next week and said he knew right away that Tiger’s T-2 finish at Valspar wasn’t a uke.
From Golf Digest • Jan. 2, 2019
She's since adopted the ukulele as her signature instrument - she even has her own, custom-made model from uke legends CF Martin & Company.
From BBC • Mar. 2, 2017
Don’t let the soothing uke and sun-dappled sadness fool you—The Descendants is no less interested in the cosmic than that exegete’s delight The Tree of Life.
From Slate • Feb. 23, 2012
He hands the uke back to Pua, all casual.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
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