ta-ra
BritishEtymology
Origin of ta-ra
C20: variant of ta-ta
Example Sentences
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Again the professor of mathematics—and architectural drawing—put the key-bugle to his lips and sent the blast echoing over the white waste: Ta-ra! ta-ra! ta-ra-ra-ra! ta-rat!
From Nan Sherwood's Winter Holidays Rescuing the Runaways by Carr, Annie Roe
He had just lifted the bugle to his lips and sent the first call ringing across the ice: Ta-ra! ta-ra! ta-ra-ra-ra!
From Nan Sherwood at Lakeview Hall Or the Mystery of the Haunted Boathouse by Carr, Annie Roe
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