fanfare

Example Sentences

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But unlike the megahits “Cats” and “Phantom of the Opera,” “Chess” was checkmated shortly after it arrived in New York in a swell of London fanfare.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

One of the most significant moments in Australian military history unfolded without fanfare on a tarmac at Sydney airport, when Ben Roberts-Smith was calmly escorted off a plane and into a waiting police car.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

It appeared without fanfare on Sunday in a courtyard in front of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, a part of the White House campus in Washington.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

McDonald’s, for example, rolled out their white-meat McNuggets with considerable fanfare in late 2003 and saw a significant sales bump.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

The heralds in the Constable’s pavilion moistened their lips, which the breeze was cracking, before lifting their trumpets far a fanfare.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White