band shell
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of band shell
First recorded in 1925–30
Example Sentences
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The park is split by Wilshire Boulevard and includes a band shell, a soccer field, a lake, a children’s playground and a recreation center.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2025
A band shell was erected in the main square, and a coffee house opened.
From The New Yorker ● Apr. 22, 2019
Police distributed notices among the crowd - estimated by police at 7,000 persons - gathered at the band shell in Grant Park, just east of the downtown Loop.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 27, 2018
The activities, in tents around Central Park’s band shell, include calligraphy, Kabuki face painting and origami — even a Hello Kitty photo booth.
From New York Times ● May 5, 2016
But the pickup just sort of steered itself back to the band shell, and there he was, lugging the kid into the baseball-equipment room.
From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli
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