flourish of trumpet
Example Sentences
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The soldiers depart with flourish of trumpet and beat of drum.
From The Judicial Murder of Mary E. Surratt by DeWitt, David Miller
Charles spent much of his time in that country, nor was it improbable he had gone there quietly, without flourish of trumpet, for some purpose of his own.
From Under the Rose by Isham, Frederic Stewart
He is a monarch half his time—his entrance and his exit proclaimed by flourish of trumpet.
From Dreamthorp A Book of Essays Written in the Country by Smith, Alexander
But a new discharge of cannon, a new flourish of trumpet and cymbal, as the Emperor reached the gates of the cathedral, and appeared before the assembled and shouting thousands without, urged on the procession.
From Tales from Blackwood Volume 9 by Various
To flourish of trumpet and rattle of drum, The Reiters will finish as firm as they come!
From Poems by Hugo, Victor
