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

Bryant then claims that Cunningham's stance on female sports is comparable to Colin Kaepernick kneeling during the national anthem or denouncing the Fourth of July as sadistic. — Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Military aircraft conducted a flyover during the national anthem, and fireworks capped the evening on the White House grounds. — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026

Other singers like Jesse McCartney, Michael Bolton, Scott Stapp, and Kat DeLuna have also drawn public ire for their respective takes on the national anthem. — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026

The usual English national anthem ‘God Save The King’ (or Queen, depending on the monarch at the time) was resoundingly rejected, finishing in third (aka last) place with a 12 per cent share. — George Edwards, New York Times, 31 July 2026