fanfare

Example Sentences

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One of the most significant moments in Australian military history unfolded without fanfare on a tarmac at Sydney airport, when Ben Roberts-Smith was calmly escorted off a plane and into a waiting police car.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Thudding drums, an electric guitar that chugs like a tank’s engine turning over and blaring trumpet fanfare announce the onset of football on CBS, Fox and NBC.

From Salon • Mar. 18, 2026

The Trump administration did an about-face Tuesday on an autism treatment it had promoted with great fanfare.

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

As disappointed buyers of Clorox, Peloton or Campbell Soup at the height of the pandemic will tell you, there’s no sense sticking around when a brief sales bonanza is welcomed with such fanfare.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

Closing Sohrab’s door, I wondered if that was how forgiveness budded, not with the fanfare of epiphany, but with pain gathering its things, packing up, and slipping away unannounced in the mid­dle of the night.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini