fife

Example Sentences

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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

President Biden and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol celebrated their “ironclad alliance” Wednesday amid fife and drums on the White House lawn ahead of 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 great luxury of my fife is the freedom to sit at this desk.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez