fanfare

noun fan·fare \ ˈfan-ˌfer \

|Updated on: 6 Jun 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

With little fanfare, the House Veterans Affairs Committee last month advanced legislation that restores disability pay and care for Blue Water Navy veterans that the VA stripped 16 years ago.

— bill lambrecht, San Antonio Express-News, "Congress considering benefits for Navy vets with Agent Orange exposure," 2 June 2018
And yet toiling away on the riverfront, untroubled by his team’s woes, is a left-handed-hitting infielder who is putting forth yet another great season to little fanfare.

— si.com staff, SI.com, "Nine Innings: Three Players Limiting the Cubs, Vlad Guerrero Jr.'s Eruption and Ohtani's Filthy Splitter," 29 May 2018
Getty Images Nicholl also adds that Meghan and Harry will likely leave with very little fanfare.

— Marie Claire, "Are Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Delaying Their Honeymoon to Visit Meghan's Father?," 24 May 2018
Both outcomes soothed anxious Democratic Party leaders in a slate of runoffs that otherwise unfolded with little fanfare in Texas, which remained shaken by a high school shooting that killed 10 people just as early voting ended last week.

— Fox News, "Texas liberal candidate bashed by national Democrats loses," 23 May 2018
And for nearly as long, diplomats have toiled (there is little glamour to diplomacy) in the background, abroad, away from family and friends, with little fanfare.

— barbara k. bodine, San Francisco Chronicle, "‘War on Peace,’ by Ronan Farrow," 17 May 2018
In reality, Facebook has already disclosed this data—though not with any fanfare—showing that the number of users whose data Cambridge Analytica took in each state is roughly proportionate to their populations.

— issie lapowsky, WIRED, "Senators Grill Whistleblower on Cambridge Analytica's Inner Workings," 16 May 2018
Europe Day was also the occasion for a curious experiment, launched with little fanfare in the form of an online questionnaire for European citizens.

— The Economist, "How the EU is trying to find out what on Earth Europeans want," 10 May 2018
Ford’s victory was announced late Saturday without the fanfare that had been expected.

— Washington Post, "Brother of late Toronto Mayor Rob Ford new PC party leader," 11 Mar. 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

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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