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trumpeter

[truhm-pi-ter] / ˈtrʌm pɪ tər /






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There was his bond with trumpeter Booker Little, his high-school best friend who died at 23 in 1961, and whose searching spirit and disciplined musicianship profoundly affected Mr. Lloyd’s approach.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

The trumpeter, who has not missed a competitive Three Lions match for 30 years, declares he is "staying here until England win it".

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026

At the Whitehall service, Reverend Dr Lyndon Drake recited from The Fallen by poet Laurence Binyon before a Royal Marines Portsmouth Road Band trumpeter played the last post after which there was a one-minute silence.

From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2026

Shortly after trumpeter Ethan Marks took to the sidewalk, one of the American Hotel’s current residents leaned out his window and began vocally and jovially mimicking the fragmented and angular notes coming from the instrument.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 4, 2026

Without interrupting his song, the trumpeter kicks the paper cups away from his feet.

From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi

Much as many trumpeters and saxophonists were in the jazz spotlight in the postwar years, pianists are now often front and center.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

The trumpeters valiantly persevere but, by the end of the day, everyone's wrung out.

From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026

For years, scientists have classified these noises into roughly two dozen distinct phrases, or codas, making the communications seem about as complicated as two novice trumpeters trading notes.

From Science Magazine ● May 7, 2024

And it was in the joyous fanfare blown by trumpeters in the balcony where just a few months ago a lone bagpiper bid farewell to Charles’ mother, Queen Elizabeth II.

From Seattle Times ● May 6, 2023

They laugh, and Noah says, “What are trumpeters, then?”

From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari




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