national anthem

noun

: a song that praises a particular country and that is officially accepted as the country's song

Examples of national anthem in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

On Friday, deans and faculty in academic regalia processed into Alumni Park, where the Trojan Marching Band accompanied the national anthem as temperatures climbed toward the 90s during the nearly two-hour ceremony. — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

The congregation shared poems commemorating survivors and victims alike, sang the Hatikva — Israel’s national anthem — and watched videos of first-hand accounts. — Jim Masters, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026

Then the national anthem began playing, and everyone stopped yelling. — Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 8 Oct. 2026

During that national anthem, people holding the United States flag on the field wore Raiders black. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 8 Oct. 2026