trumpet

Example Sentences

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In band he miscounted the rests and came in at the wrong time, the only trumpet playing in a measure that was supposed to be all flutes.

From Literature

“We don’t want to be blowing our own trumpet,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times

When she pulls a trumpet out of the bag, her eyes widen and her brothers whoop.

From Literature

Her campaign is so new that she hasn’t even built a website trumpeting her priorities.

From Los Angeles Times

The quiet of a Kyiv cemetery is broken by a trumpet salute, then a burst of rifle fire.

From BBC