bugle
noun
a brass wind instrument resembling a cornet and sometimes having keys or valves, used typically for sounding military signals.
bugler
-
a word derived from
bugle.
Example Sentences
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The pair stood solemnly as a bugler played "Taps," before visiting the adjacent display room of military exhibits and artifacts.
From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026
Just 27 children gathered on the school steps for a final ceremony marked by an Alpine bugler with a feather in his hat, who sounded the Last Post as the Italian flag was lowered.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2025
Around 6:45 p.m. will be the call the post, that’s the thing with the bugler.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2024
That evening, minutes before sunset, the first couples paid their respects at the Korean War Memorial as a bugler played taps.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 26, 2023
As Seabiscuit stepped onto the track, swinging his head left, then right, the fans erupted in a massive ovation, drowning out the bugler playing “Boots and Saddles.”
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
