How to Use fanfare in a Sentence

fanfare

noun
  • The new jet was introduced with great fanfare.
  • That match had fanfare and thrill of its own.
    — Christopher Hamill, New York Times, 15 June 2026
  • Most of the time, there’s no fanfare — the show just moves on.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 20 June 2023
  • The last spring that came with as little fanfare as this one?
    — Mitch Sherman, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Either that, or he should have just been killed with no fanfare.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes, 12 Apr. 2022
  • There’s no fanfare, no crash-banging thuds and whirring smoke.
    — K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2022
  • There will be no extra fanfare.
    — Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 23 Apr. 2026
  • By evening's edge, space opens without fanfare.
    — Jason Phillips, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2026
  • But after the fanfare died down, Su was left with a hole.
    — Ben Church, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
  • But despite the early fanfare there were few wins to boast of.
    — Horacio Silva, Town & Country, 3 June 2021
  • Many cities host big Pride parades with floats and lots of fanfare.
    — Allison Hope, Parents, 3 June 2026
  • There has been a great deal of fanfare surrounding this deal.
    — Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 25 June 2021
  • The lack of fanfare is reflected by the turnout.
    — Calin Van Paris, Outside, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Portnoy’s debut came with much fanfare ahead of the game.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Most have come and gone without much fanfare, but a handful changed the game.
    — Richard Mann, Field & Stream, 26 Feb. 2021
  • The big deals always get the headlines and fanfare.
    — Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 2 Jan. 2026
  • Despite the fanfare most of the funds went unspent.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 26 Dec. 2025
  • Kadri arrived at the deadline to much fanfare.
    — Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 18 June 2026
  • While that one passed without much fanfare, word of last month’s event spread quickly.
    — Washington Post, 14 Feb. 2022
  • In just a few years, the brand has raised over half a million dollars with no fanfare.
    — Tanya Benedicto Klich, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Like many of her style choices, that wasn’t the last time it was seen the world over and met with fanfare.
    — Leah Faye Cooper, Harper's BAZAAR, 25 Aug. 2021
  • The music isn’t this big final fanfare.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Walker then placed the small box behind him on the ground, with little fanfare.
    — cleveland, 25 May 2022
  • Some people go about their life doing good without any fanfare.
    — Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
  • But for the second straight year, her birthday passed with hardly a hint of fanfare.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 23 Mar. 2021
  • The app was released last April, to little fanfare.
    — Oriana Van Praag, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Vilnius doesn’t need Olympic fanfare to make its waters swimmable.
    — Anna Heim, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2025
  • That call-up came without much fanfare or advance notice.
    — Dave Melton, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025
  • The patch of wildflowers first bloomed to little fanfare this spring.
    — Sarah Bahari, Dallas Morning News, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Trump signed the order without fanfare.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 2 June 2026

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