How to Use anthem in a Sentence

anthem

noun
  • Now the national anthem, money and more are up for a new image.
    Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2022
  • This is a hometown anthem that isn’t going anywhere anytime soon.
    cleveland, 12 Aug. 2022
  • Then a 37-year-old anthem from one of music’s great oddballs, Kate Bush, did the same.
    Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 17 Aug. 2022
  • Tomlin has previously expressed support for athletes who choose to kneel during the anthem.
    Hannah Hudnall, USA TODAY, 17 Aug. 2022
  • Canada’s national anthem marked the end of the ceremony.
    Rob Gillies, ajc, 10 Sep. 2022
  • The seductive track is an anthem for all the baddies across the land as the men praise women universally who carry that bold energy proudly.
    Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Black armbands, silences observed, national anthem, Royal band playing etc to the millions around the world watching?
    Steve Douglas, ajc, 10 Sep. 2022
  • There are too many scenes amped up with anthem songs from the likes of Billy Idol, Gloria Estefan etc., and too many flatulence jokes.
    Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 30 Oct. 2024
  • The band of the Coldstream Guards then played the British national anthem, which was sung by the wellwishers gathered along a road running down the eastern side of the palace.
    Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 10 Sep. 2022
  • The song became the anthem for Iran protests around the globe.
    Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 15 Oct. 2024
  • The self-love anthem topped the charts at No. 1 and proved to be a hit with her fans.
    Jasmine Washington, Seventeen, 10 Mar. 2023
  • Listen to the great anthems of the era as they were meant to be heard in the club.
    Melinda Sheckells, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Aug. 2024
  • In the first episode, Cowgirl sang the Spice Girls' anthem 'Wannabe'.
    Alicia Vrajlal, refinery29.com, 24 Oct. 2023
  • Oh, you guys don’t sing the anthem, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.
    Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 22 Aug. 2023
  • The cumbia, like an anthem that renews, starts to play.
    Chantal Flores, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Meghan had to Google the lyrics to the British national anthem!
    Monica Hesse, Washington Post, 16 Dec. 2022
  • The horn player’s anthem signaled the end of the hunt and asked for the blessing of the forest.
    John B. Snow, Outdoor Life, 6 June 2024
  • The swirly, girly pop anthem crept to No. 1 to mark her 10th chart-topper.
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 14 Apr. 2024
  • Then, a few minutes later—the crowd assembled, the fires lit, the anthem sung—the chutes open.
    Corey Seymour, Vogue, 13 Jan. 2023
  • But the narrative became that O’Connor had refused to take the stage if the anthem was played.
    Hanif Abdurraqib, The New Yorker, 29 July 2023
  • Her singing slowed to a whisper during parts of the anthem and seemed out of pitch for most of the performance.
    Nate Rau, Axios, 16 July 2024
  • Harry stood with his eyes forward and his arms by his side as the anthem played.
    Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 11 May 2024
  • The Cunninghams were impressed that the Prince and Princess of Wales knew the words, singing the anthem heartily when the band played towards the end of the parade.
    Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 1 Mar. 2023
  • Still, the standout moments from his set came in between the anthems.
    Sean Burch, SPIN, 14 May 2024
  • The country star's swoops on the anthem's final notes sent the Arizona crowd into spasms of cheers.
    Louisville Courier Journal, The Courier-Journal, 13 Feb. 2023
  • Based around the season’s cold open, the song harkens back to the timelessness of East Coast hip-hop and features Bumpy’s anthem.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 11 June 2023
  • Like most Colombians, García and Prieto grew up with the warmth of Bermúdez’s anthems in the background.
    Ernesto Lechner, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024
  • The song, a bossa nova anthem, became the second most played in the world mainly because of her.
    Shania Russell, EW.com, 6 June 2023
  • The two-minute silence across the U.K. marked the end of the service, along with a reveille, the national anthem, and a royal piper playing a lament.
    Time, 19 Sep. 2022
  • The song, which champions Black women’s empowerment, has since become an anthem for Harris’ 2024 campaign.
    Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Oct. 2024

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