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march-past
march-pastnouna parade or procession, especially of troops past a reviewing stand.
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march past
march pastnounthe marching of troops on parade past a person who is reviewing them
march-past
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of march-past
First recorded in 1875–80; noun use of verb phrase march past
Example Sentences
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He invited Donald Trump for the 2017 celebrations, and the then U.S. president was so impressed by the French march-past that he asked Pentagon officials to explore a similar parade in celebration of American troops.
From Reuters ● Jul. 14, 2023
First comes the plot: no longer some local difficulty but a ramshackle tale involving the putative murder of Kate Moss—little more than an excuse, it turns out, for a march-past of middle-ranking celebrities.
From The New Yorker ● Jul. 15, 2016
Veterans took part in a march-past and military bands played a series of pieces.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2015
In Glasgow, the prime minister and the Prince of Wales will attend a Commonwealth service, followed by a procession and march-past.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 3, 2014
This tremendous and eternal procession passing onwards through his life, filing before him like a march-past of sick soldiers, saluting him with cries, and with questions, and with entreaties; this never-ceasing progress fatigued him.
From Flames by Robert Smythe Hichens
A clockwise march past the 85 exhibits develops a chronology from the birth of modern war in the tangled British and French corpses of J.M.W.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
Thousands of protesters are expected on the National Mall for an hour of speeches and a march past the U.S.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 19, 2024
On Remembrance Sunday, which this year falls on 12 November, thousands of servicemen and women usually march past the Cenotaph as senior politicians and royals lay poppy wreaths to remember the fallen.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2023
We watched the police cars come around the corner to signal the start, then we watched the local high school cheerleaders and majorettes march past.
From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2023
I march past his guard post, hidden behind my shield.
From "Things Not Seen" by Andrew Clements
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