Examples of “veena” in a Sentence

noun A stringed instrument with a long fretted neck and gourd resonators, used in Indian classical music.

• When he wanted to test any of the principles he was enunciating or elucidating, he went over to the veena which sits in a glass case now and played for hours and substantially extended the vocabulary and scope of the instrument. — Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold (1997)
• She has played the veena since childhood and performs at classical concerts.
• Shanmugavadivu continued to earn her income through her veena performances, and by introducing her daughters to the stage as soon as they were able. — Sunil Khilnani, Incarnations (2017)