bandstand

Example Sentences

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“In Claude Collier,” she rhapsodizes, “I saw my very youth, a fateful green garden, parades on the Avenue, an orchestra on a bandstand, my youth in New Orleans.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

A Met Police chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear team was seen near the park's bandstand on Friday and police divers were spotted near the Round Pond ornamental lake.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

So, I’m trying to speak about this in a way that people can hear it without getting on some kind of political bandstand and speaking in that way.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2026

I just assume he couldn't recollect or revel in discussions about Count Basie and Duke Ellington and sitting on the bandstand and blowing trumpet with many other people, especially in Hollywood.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2025

A singer on a bandstand in the center of the hallway crooned, “Take my hand, oh, my darling, take my hand and dance with me...”

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat