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Lyliah, 11, was forced to quit majorette and cheer.—Jackie Charniga, USA Today, 10 Jan. 2026 Pendleton, a majorette, had performed at President Barack Obama’s second inauguration days before she was killed.—Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2026 The atrium where it will be located will host public events and is named after Hadiya Pendleton, the teenage majorette who marched in former President Obama’s second inauguration parade and died by gun violence days later in 2013.—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 16 Dec. 2025 At the top of the concrete stands, three majorettes, nicknamed the Tigerettes, danced to the music.—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for majorette