band shell
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of band shell
First recorded in 1925–30
Example Sentences
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The open car in which he was riding rolled up to the steps of the band shell under a bright floodlight.
From Washington Post • Nov. 13, 2020
“Here we are in this magic place,” Dudamel said, pointing up to the white band shell.
From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2020
A band shell was erected in the main square, and a coffee house opened.
From The New Yorker • Apr. 22, 2019
Today, the music department claims a brown-tiled wing off the main entrance, across from a large auditorium with a thousand padded seats and a band shell.
From New York Times • May 13, 2018
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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