Example Sentences
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Then the bagpipes skirled, and the coffin was loaded into the hearse and borne away for a private burial.
From New York Times ● Nov. 3, 2014
A bagpiper skirled "Amazing Grace," wreaths were laid and a bugler played "Taps."
From Reuters ● Jun. 6, 2014
As they drove off in a crystal coach, bagpipers skirled a pibroch, and the great bells pealed.
From Time Magazine Archive
Across the sands of Egypt the bagpipes of the 51st Highlanders skirled.
From Time Magazine Archive
“Last dance!” someone called, and the music skirled up into something stately and slow and final.
From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman
