bugle

Example Sentences

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City Hall, which dates to the 16th century, toots out a cheerful jazz bugle call several times a day.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025

Morris held the microphone with both hands like he was blowing on a bugle and urging the crowd to charge.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2025

In the face of febrile bond markets, this week the faint sound of the bugle of retreat on the US trade war got louder.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2025

Last semester a bugle horn blared "Taps" inside my head after I assigned a review of "Kontemporary Amerikkan Poetry."

From Salon • Sep. 23, 2023

The hooves came closer, and she heard the high, thin sound of a bugle.

From "Ash" by Malinda Lo