How to Use drum major in a Sentence

drum major

noun
  • The two were high school sweethearts and the drum major and majorette in the school’s marching band.
    — Leslie Postal, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2023
  • Nas came out dressed in full drum major regalia and conducted the song's blaring horns.
    — Marcus Jones, EW.com, 13 Sep. 2021
  • And then the referees’ whistles started to sound off like a drum major’s.
    — Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 7 Feb. 2018
  • And that Phil Mickelson was their drum major is even less of a surprise.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 June 2022
  • 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
  • But there was something about the idea of playing a drum major that really excited me.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 21 Mar. 2025
  • The agility, the stamina, the endurance these drum majors and J-settes and band members have is out of this world.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 21 Mar. 2025
  • 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
  • King was a drum major for justice, yet we are surrounded by injustices on a daily basis.
    — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2026
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Dabney, who plays the trumpet and French horn, is a drum major for the school’s Marching Rams.
    — al, 14 Nov. 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
  • 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
  • The class made their grand entrance into the convention hall via a marching band led by none other than drum major Mickey, fully decked out in band attire.
    — Devonne Goode, Parents, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Iowa high school senior Miranda Estrada is a star student, a trumpet player and a drum major for the school’s marching band.
    — Lilly Umana, NBC News, 14 Oct. 2024
  • 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
  • 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
  • The senior is a drum major for the school's Marching Band of Pride who also participates in other honor bands and clubs.
    — Andy Humbles, Nashville Tennessean, 26 Sep. 2025
  • The senior is a drum major for the school's Marching Band of Pride who also participates in other honor bands and clubs.
    — Andy Humbles, Nashville Tennessean, 22 Sep. 2025
  • 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
  • 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
  • For Aiden Delgado, Boswell Band of Gold drum major, the surge of pride caught him by surprise at the band’s first competition.
    — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Upon the entrance, the Irish follow the traditional drum major and Notre Dame Leprechaun mascot.
    — Scott Horner, Indianapolis Star, 18 Jan. 2018
  • As drum major, Eugene has effectively led the band with confidence and poise and inspires fellow musicians and fosters a positive band culture.
    — Andy Humbles, Nashville Tennessean, 22 Sep. 2025
  • 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
  • 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
  • Her father, a drum major at Tuskegee University, always harbored dreams of becoming a music teacher and regularly played the saxophone.
    — Britt Julious, Chicago Tribune, 4 Sep. 2025

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