salute
Example Sentences
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The author’s title, for a notable instance, clips off the end of the full line “those who are about to die salute you”—an expression credited to gladiators but was seldom actually exclaimed.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
Nigel Farage had defended Edwards over the salute photograph, claiming that he had been impersonating Basil Fawlty.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
Belarusian state media showed Kim and Lukashenko hugging at a lavish welcome programme on Wednesday involving an artillery salute and goose-stepping soldiers before a large flag-waving crowd at Kim Il Sung Square.
From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026
At third base, he stopped to give a salute, then spotted the cameraman trailing him around the bases and pointed to the American flag on his left sleeve.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026
“Erlan!” was last, and what he did when he was on-screen was give the Vulcan salute.
From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff
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