salute
Example Sentences
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The author’s title, for a notable instance, clips off the end of the full line “those who are about to die salute you”—an expression credited to gladiators but was seldom actually exclaimed.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
Belarusian state media showed Kim and Lukashenko hugging at a lavish welcome programme on Wednesday involving an artillery salute and goose-stepping soldiers before a large flag-waving crowd at Kim Il Sung Square.
From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026
Anything would be better than trotting out another bog standard pro sports salute to the troops that year.
From Salon • Mar. 18, 2026
At third base, he stopped to give a salute, then spotted the cameraman trailing him around the bases and pointed to the American flag on his left sleeve.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026
And Cinder would just salute her and say, "Sweetie, if you say so. If you say so, sweetie."
From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds
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