fife
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“Death to My Hometown” carried a faint whiff of Revolutionary War cosplay as several E Streeters temporarily became a miniature fife and drum corps.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2024
The two presidents celebrated the “ironclad alliance” amid fife and drums on the White House lawn ahead of their high-level meetings and a state dinner.
From Washington Times • Apr. 26, 2023
A fife and drum corps marched in 18th-century finery.
From New York Times • Jan. 20, 2021
There was a “Spirit of ’76”—three men with fife and drum.
From Slate • Jun. 20, 2020
The Hessians moved closer yet, their lines unbroken, their bayonets thrust forward, their drum pounding, their fife screaming.
From "The Fighting Ground" by Avi
Vocabulary lists containing fife
Music to My Ears: Instrumental Vocab
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