bandstand
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The school’s new superintendent, Michael Borgschulte, an amiable lieutenant general with a Bronze Star and a pearly white set of teeth, steps onto the bandstand.
From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2026
“In Claude Collier,” she rhapsodizes, “I saw my very youth, a fateful green garden, parades on the Avenue, an orchestra on a bandstand, my youth in New Orleans.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026
So, I’m trying to speak about this in a way that people can hear it without getting on some kind of political bandstand and speaking in that way.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2026
I just assume he couldn't recollect or revel in discussions about Count Basie and Duke Ellington and sitting on the bandstand and blowing trumpet with many other people, especially in Hollywood.
From Salon ● Apr. 19, 2025
He gestured to the formidable band, fifty-strong, who had assembled at the side of the bandstand.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
