During morning practice, the cadets rehearsed the bugle scales until their lips ached.

Folk musicians around the world often rely on pentatonic scales to create melodies that feel both simple and timeless.

Composers like Stravinsky and Bartók often explored octatonic scales to create tense, shifting harmonies.

Many community clinics offer sliding scales for services to accommodate patients with different incomes.

The meteorologist compared several wind scales before publishing the storm report.

The museum displayed several Gunter's scales used by early navigators.

Researchers often use ordinal scales to rank patient pain levels in clinical trials.

The orchard suffered severe damage because citricola scales had infested the citrus trees.

The diver admired the shimmering fish scales as they caught the sunlight.

The artist meticulously arranged the fish-scales into a shimmering mosaic on the gallery wall.