How to Use drum major in a Sentence

drum major

noun

• Dabney, who plays the trumpet and French horn, is a drum major for the school’s Marching Rams.
  — al, 14 Nov. 2021
• Now the coalition of the willing is losing its drum major.
  — Julie Washington, cleveland.com, 29 Oct. 2017
• On campus Fritscher is one of the school band's drum majors, and is has been a member of the varisty baseball team for three years.
  — High School Columnist, NOLA.com, 3 Oct. 2017
• My mom had gone there; my uncle had been a drum major in the ’80s; my sister was on the volleyball team.
  — Adam Harris, The Atlantic, 26 July 2021
• And that Phil Mickelson was their drum major is even less of a surprise.
  — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 June 2022
• And then the referees’ whistles started to sound off like a drum major’s.
  — Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 7 Feb. 2018
• Dressed as a drum major in gleaming white for the finale, Jackman could outshine a fairy-tale prince.
  — Charles McNultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2022
• The high-stepping drum major tosses his baton high into the air and makes a behind-the-back, between-the-legs catch.
  — Richard Chin, Star Tribune, 19 Oct. 2020
• He was raised in the city, was a drum major at Richardson High School and his parents still live only two blocks from Berkner.
  — Sharon Grigsby, Dallas News, 28 Aug. 2020
• Nas came out dressed in full drum major regalia and conducted the song's blaring horns.
  — Marcus Jones, EW.com, 13 Sep. 2021
• Behind the drum majors, swinging their hips and smiling, are ten young women known as the Prancing J-Settes.
  — Zack Arias, Smithsonian, 29 Jan. 2017
• Jackson was also a member of Kentucky State’s band; a drum major.
  — Brandon Drenon, The Indianapolis Star, 25 Sep. 2022
• With virtual learning, their son missed out on the senior year traditions of high school and being a drum major.
  — Dewayne Bevil, orlandosentinel.com, 22 Dec. 2020
• When Beyoncé strolled onto Coachella’s desert stage like a drum major on the night of April 16, no one was prepared for the spectacle that was to come.
  — Danielle Jackson, Longreads, 7 May 2018
• By her senior year, Hansel had a 4.0 grade-point average and near-perfect test scores and was in student government and drum major for the Mayo Marching Band.
  — Sam Whiting, SFChronicle.com, 20 June 2018
• Upon the entrance, the Irish follow the traditional drum major and Notre Dame Leprechaun mascot.
  — Scott Horner, Indianapolis Star, 18 Jan. 2018
• Chapman said he has always been heavily involved in activities at the high school, and served as drum major this past year.
  — Trisha Powell Crain, AL.com, 19 Mar. 2018
• From the costumes to the drum majors to her manicure, every single detail of the show was a reminder that Bey does everything with intention.
  — Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 18 Mar. 2020
• Inside room 233, five rows of students played their instruments while four then-drum major candidates stood on the left pumping black batons in the air in tempo.
  — Sabrina Leboeuf, Baltimore Sun, 16 Sep. 2022
• Charlie Harris, also a junior drum major, told me that he’s welcomed the challenges because the change in routines has jolted him out of his routine.
  — Sharon Grigsby, Dallas News, 28 Aug. 2020
• Displayed on the drum major podiums were older uniforms from previous iterations of the band to show the band’s lineage and history.
  — Alexandra Sullivan, Orlando Sentinel, 26 Sep. 2022
• One incident, in which a Florida drum major was effectively beaten to death while running a gantlet down the center of a school band bus, is explored in depth.
  — John Anderson, WSJ, 8 Sep. 2022
• Logue, 32, has spent his life performing: as a dancer, actor, cheerleader, drum major and, most recently, as his drag queen persona, Denimm.
  — Samantha Chery, Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2022
• The committee looks at individuals, organizations and businesses who have done something that exemplifies the idea of being a drum major.
  — Patricia Dillon, Houston Chronicle, 11 Jan. 2018
• Junior drum major Aida Ewnetou admitted to missing the band physically being together — even during the sweaty practices in 100-degree weather.
  — Sharon Grigsby, Dallas News, 28 Aug. 2020

Last Updated: 24 Jul 2024