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trumpeter

[truhm-pi-ter] / ˈtrʌm pɪ tər /






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There was his bond with trumpeter Booker Little, his high-school best friend who died at 23 in 1961, and whose searching spirit and disciplined musicianship profoundly affected Mr. Lloyd’s approach.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

Silence Is Talking by Reverend & The Makers is reborn as the terrace anthem, aided by the trumpeter in the England band playing the familiar riff taken from War's 1975 song Low Rider.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

“It’s still kind of seizing,” the trumpeter says as he leads me past a garden lush with moist-looking tropical plants.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 2, 2026

The trumpeter, who has not missed a competitive Three Lions match for 30 years, declares he is "staying here until England win it".

From BBC Jun. 29, 2026

It seemed like magic to me when I put on the headphones Tsalig handed me and heard the famous trumpeter of Kraków marking the noon hour with his horn, hundreds of miles away.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson

Extra color moments came from those mocking oboes, as well as some brief military flourishes from a pair of trumpeters.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 18, 2026

In Nigeria, trumpeters play fun tunes on Children's Day on Monday in Lagos.

From BBC May 30, 2024

For years, scientists have classified these noises into roughly two dozen distinct phrases, or codas, making the communications seem about as complicated as two novice trumpeters trading notes.

From Science Magazine May 7, 2024

And it was in the joyous fanfare blown by trumpeters in the balcony where just a few months ago a lone bagpiper bid farewell to Charles’ mother, Queen Elizabeth II.

From Seattle Times May 6, 2023

Ranks of trumpeters on the Marathon Gate sounded a fanfare.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown




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