How to Use bagpipe in a Sentence

bagpipe

noun
  • The bagpipes, the booze, the kilts!
    — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 June 2026
  • There was grief again, and the mournful sound of bagpipes echoed again.
    — James Barron, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2019
  • People arrived at the pub to the strain of bagpipes and drums.
    — Molly Duerig, azcentral, 7 Sep. 2019
  • Maybe a rolling-credits song or a bagpipe solo to play us out.
    — Steffi Cao, The Atlantic, 19 Jan. 2025
  • 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
  • An older man showed up and began blaring out a tune on a bagpipe.
    — Robert Moor, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
  • They were welcomed by a bagpipe tune and made speeches on arrival.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 11 Sep. 2021
  • The sound of bagpipes still makes Butch Inks feel sick to his stomach.
    — Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 4 Jan. 2026
  • Some have compared the sound to something like a human bagpipe.
    — John Adamian, courant.com, 21 June 2017
  • Her bagpipe first sounded as four Gazette reporters emerged from the crowd.
    — Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, 29 June 2018
  • The skirl of the bagpipes, the street jugglers, the whisky tastings, the…wait, what the heck is that?
    — James Hookway, WSJ, 4 June 2023
  • The bagpipes melded with guitars, flute, fiddle and bodhran for a unique sound.
    — Michael Sangiacomo, cleveland.com, 18 Feb. 2018
  • Triumphant bagpipes droned over the speakers and Celtic chants echoed across the crowd.
    — Tim Kiernan, SI.com, 14 July 2017
  • Wear green and enjoy bagpipes, drink specials, Irish dancers and more.
    — Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 13 Mar. 2024
  • The other, slightly larger, was a girl who played the bagpipes and had hair that curled up at the ends.
    — Jhumpa Lahiri, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
  • Children with metal on their shoes danced a hurricane set to a bagpipe.
    — Timothy O'Grady, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Feb. 2020
  • Doyle Dykes plays guitar and a Scottish bagpipe group comes out and plays.
    — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Jan. 2026
  • 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
  • One noticeable change in scoring the live-action was the use of bagpipes.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 14 June 2025
  • The sound of bagpipes and drums passed through downtown as families gathered to watch.
    — Nikki Delamotte, cleveland.com, 17 Aug. 2017
  • Irish dance troupes jumped and twisted every few hundred feet while bands armed with drums and bagpipes played plied their trade.
    — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Late start Hill got started late in life playing the bagpipes at the age of 58.
    — David Tarrant, Dallas News, 7 May 2020
  • Expect a tent, live music, bagpipes, Irish dancers, and face painting for the kids.
    — Kayleigh Ruller, Charlotte Observer, 9 Jan. 2025
  • On the final night, one of the regulars hired a Scotsman in a kilt to play a bagpipe dirge.
    — Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
  • Carl Phillips turns the syntax of a sentence into something like the chords of a bagpipe.
    — Carl Phillips, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2021
  • This was followed by a display from the bagpipe players of the Scots Guards.
    — Callum Sutherland, Time, 17 Sep. 2025
  • From actual human bones to bagpipes, there’s a lot that comes out of the dragon’s lower half.
    — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 18 Jan. 2020
  • 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
  • Wear your green and enjoy a beer with Irish nachos while listening to some bagpipes.
    — Ella Gonzales march 9, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Mar. 2026
  • 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

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