brass band

noun

: a band consisting chiefly or solely of brass and percussion instruments

Examples of brass band in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Bostin Brass, the five-piece brass band that performed at Osbourne’s funeral procession, will deliver a series of pop-up performances in his honor. — Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026

In that scene at the end, when the brass band is playing, and everyone’s walking together, all shapes and sizes, colors, creeds, that’s where hope lives. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 6 July 2026

Others danced by in traditional Caribbean garb, adorned with the colors of the American flag, while a brass band played. — Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 4 July 2026

There was a brass band and a samba-reggae drumline, seemingly celebrating the Knicks and Pride Month with equal jubilation. — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 14 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1827, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for brass band

• armband
• backhand
• bandstand
• baseband
• broadband
• command
• cropland
• demand
• disband
• dreamland
• expand
• farmhand

Kids Definition

brass band

noun

: a band made up of brass and percussion instruments