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bugle

[byoo-guhl] / ˈbju gəl /
NOUN
musical horn
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Iheanacho hitting a post sounded the bugle on the cavalry charge.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

City Hall, which dates to the 16th century, toots out a cheerful jazz bugle call several times a day.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025

Morris held the microphone with both hands like he was blowing on a bugle and urging the crowd to charge.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2025

Last semester a bugle horn blared "Taps" inside my head after I assigned a review of "Kontemporary Amerikkan Poetry."

From Salon • Sep. 23, 2023

“Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-, ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-,” he played on an imaginary bugle.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy



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