How to Use bagpipe in a Sentence

bagpipe

noun

• The skirl of the bagpipes, the street jugglers, the whisky tastings, the…wait, what the heck is that?
  — James Hookway, WSJ, 4 June 2023
• People arrived at the pub to the strain of bagpipes and drums.
  — Molly Duerig, azcentral, 7 Sep. 2019
• There was grief again, and the mournful sound of bagpipes echoed again.
  — James Barron, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2019
• Late start Hill got started late in life playing the bagpipes at the age of 58.
  — David Tarrant, Dallas News, 7 May 2020
• Triumphant bagpipes droned over the speakers and Celtic chants echoed across the crowd.
  — Tim Kiernan, SI.com, 14 July 2017
• Then all of the veterans filed in to the sound of bagpipes and drums, and cheers, and their faces shone with emotion.
  — Amanda Milkovits, BostonGlobe.com, 20 June 2023
• There will be green beer and bagpipes, of course, plus face painting, food trucks, a dog park and more.
  — Kathy Harris, star-telegram, 12 Mar. 2018
• But the Army assigned him to the music department, where he was taught to play the bagpipes.
  — Peter Hessler, The New Yorker, 19 June 2019
• Carl Phillips turns the syntax of a sentence into something like the chords of a bagpipe.
  — Carl Phillips, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2021
• Her bagpipe first sounded as four Gazette reporters emerged from the crowd.
  — Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, 29 June 2018
• The bagpipes melded with guitars, flute, fiddle and bodhran for a unique sound.
  — Michael Sangiacomo, cleveland.com, 18 Feb. 2018
• Some have compared the sound to something like a human bagpipe.
  — John Adamian, courant.com, 21 June 2017
• The mood was somber as the sound of bagpipes and drums broke through a largely silent crowd at Xfinity Theatre.
  — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 5 June 2024
• Wear green and enjoy bagpipes, drink specials, Irish dancers and more.
  — Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 13 Mar. 2024
• During the Mass, the faint sound of drums and bagpipes could be heard coming in from outside between the hymn’s verses.
  — Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 15 June 2023
• Motch felt driven to improve his bagpipe skills for her.
  — Lea Suzuki, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 May 2018
• The sound of bagpipes and drums passed through downtown as families gathered to watch.
  — Nikki Delamotte, cleveland.com, 17 Aug. 2017
• This year, hundreds of people gathered in Manger Square as bagpipe-and-drum units streamed through.
  — Arkansas Online, 25 Dec. 2021
• By late afternoon, the sound of bagpipes slowly wound through the cemetery as sunlight peeked through the clouds.
  — Vic Ryckaert, Indianapolis Star, 16 Apr. 2020
• In his spare time, Thomas has taken up bagpipe-playing.
  — al, 21 Jan. 2022
• The ceremonies will include a firing party on the bricks of the start/finish line, taps and bagpipes.
  — Ethan May, Indianapolis Star, 15 Apr. 2020
• They were welcomed by a bagpipe tune and made speeches on arrival.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 11 Sep. 2021
• In the middle of the Irish green beer and sliced potatoes, Pressel will play Scottish bagpipe classics.
  — Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2024
• Friday’s event, marked with solemn acoustic music and bagpipes, was the latest tribute to the three.
  — Hunter Woodall and Jonathan Shorman, kansascity.com, 5 May 2017
• The dogs didn’t know the sound of bagpipes indicated the start of the service, the finality of goodbye.
  — Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2019
• The event will include a ringing of the bell at 8:45 a.m. to mark the time the first tower was hit along with some words from Mayor Craig Newton and bagpipe music.
  — Alexis Stevens, ajc, 10 Sep. 2021
• Elsewhere, the rousing wail of bagpipes can be heard coming from speakers at punter Colton Schmidt's stall.
  — USA TODAY, 12 Oct. 2017
• Oh, the bagpipe player was also dressed as Darth Vader.
  — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 3 May 2023
• As the bagpipe escorts fell away from the path, other musicians appeared farther down—a flutist, a harpist.
  — Ellyn Gaydos, Harper's Magazine, 25 June 2024
• To kick off the wedding the following day, bagpipes played as guests arrived to the ceremony.
  — Chris Barilla, Peoplemag, 22 July 2024

Last Updated: 28 Nov 2024