fanfare

noun fan·fare \ ˈfan-ˌfer \

|Updated on: 15 Aug 2018

Examples: fanfare in a Sentence

Definition of fanfare

1 : a short and lively sounding of trumpets

2 : a showy outward display

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Examples of fanfare in a Sentence

The new jet was introduced with great fanfare.

Recent Examples of fanfare from the Web

On the morning of June 24, the last remnants of the Times Mirror art collection were auctioned off with little fanfare.

— daniel miller, latimes.com, "Five Picassos went missing from the L.A. Times. What happened to them?," 12 July 2018
Some years, June 20 has passed with relatively little fanfare.

— heather souvaine horn, The New Republic, "An essential reading list for World Refugee Day.," 20 June 2018
Then, with little fanfare, the ship set off on a course for Dampier, Australia.

— jeff wise, Popular Mechanics, "What If They Were Looking for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 in the Wrong Place All Along?," 8 June 2018
This original version of Halo Online was released with little fanfare and shut down only a few months later.

— julie muncy, WIRED, "Saying Goodbye to the Fan Game That Recreated a Decade-Old Classic," 11 May 2018
Opened to great fanfare in 2010, the glass palace on the Louisville riverfront was touted as a $238 million jewel in the crown for a redeveloping downtown — a construction project during an economic downturn that was completed on time and on budget.

— allison ross, The Courier-Journal, "How KFC Yum Center became Louisville's billion-dollar baby," 12 July 2018
Without fanfare, the University of Pennsylvania has agreed to invest up to $50 million over the next three years in at least 10 biotech companies.

— joseph n. distefano, Philly.com, "Penn invests $50 million in Philly biotech companies," 26 June 2018
And today, to great fanfare, North Korea claims to have destroyed its Punggye-ri nuclear test site.

— CNN, "READ: The White House's background briefing on the North Korea Summit," 27 May 2018
The Time Traveler ride opened in March to great fanfare at Silver Dollar City in Branson, Missouri.

— beth j. harpaz, chicagotribune.com, "What's new at theme parks: Wonder Woman coaster, Pixar Pier," 23 May 2018

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Origin and Etymology of fanfare

French

NEW! Time Traveler

First Known Use: 1605

in the meaning defined at sense 1

See Words from the same year

Other Music Terms

cacophony, chorister, concerto, counterpoint, madrigal, obbligato, presto, refrain, riff, segue

FANFARE Defined for English Language Learners

fanfare

noun

Definition of fanfare for English Language Learners

: a lot of talk or activity showing that people are excited about something
: a short piece of music played loudly with trumpets especially to announce that someone is arriving