How to Use color guard in a Sentence
color guard
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Then the color guard came up and one of the soldiers kind of gave me this [salutes].
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2021
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And a color guard will present flags for the national anthem.
—Marc Bona, cleveland, 10 Apr. 2020
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The school’s band, color guard and majorettes are not planning to travel this fall.
—al, 20 Aug. 2020
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Among them were five of six members of the color guard that bore the regimental flag.
—Bill Steiden, Des Moines Register, 24 Mar. 2026
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No national anthem was played, although a color guard took to the field for one.
—Pat Brennan, The Enquirer, 6 Mar. 2022
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Why not bring high school color guard teams to Barclays Center?
—Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE.com, 9 Mar. 2018
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The team captains were brought to the color guard and apologized, the parent said.
—Melanie Burney, Philly.com, 18 May 2018
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Nearly 40 bands and color guards have entered.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2025
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Zilka will be walking in the front of the parade after the police color guard.
—Linda Gandee/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com, 14 May 2018
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The city will honor those who died in military service with a color guard display.
—Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 25 May 2022
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The city will honor those who died in military service with a color guard display.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 May 2025
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There was a dancer, a talented swimmer and members of the marching band and color guard.
—Nina Agrawal, latimes.com, 16 Feb. 2018
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Players on both teams remained at attention on the field until the color guard reached the foul line.
—USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2017
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The event will features a color guard, speakers and refreshments.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Nov. 2021
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For two hours, parade attendees will see pipe and drum bands, color guard units, floats, marching bands and clowns pass by.
—Elissa Welle, Detroit Free Press, 9 Feb. 2022
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The color guard will also lead this week’s processional on the Mall.
—Janelle Harris Dixon, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Nov. 2022
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The horns are blaring, the woodwinds are tooting, the drums are banging, the color guard is waving its flags.
—Richard Chin, Star Tribune, 19 Oct. 2020
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Cue up the marching band, color guard, costumed dancers on floats and giant-rainbow-flag bearers.
—Annamaria Stephens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2022
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After a few words from a minister, the color guard lifted the flag from the coffin and folded it.
—Maureen C. Gilmer, Indianapolis Star, 9 Mar. 2018
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The parade will include pipe and drum bands; color guard units; floats; clowns; novelty groups and marching units.
—Brendel Hightower, Detroit Free Press, 9 Mar. 2023
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Birzetis and Brazell will perform with the color guard and Wilkinson with the trumpet section.
—Rafael Guerrero, chicagotribune.com, 14 Dec. 2021
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Tim loves his cat Goma, loves wine, loves Broadway and movies, and is a color guard fanatic.
—Timothy Depeugh, Charlotte Observer, 5 May 2025
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Photos of veterans and their biographies will be displayed at the center of the park and a color guard will open the event.
—Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2025
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Photos of veterans and their biographies will be displayed at the center of the park and a color guard will open the event.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025
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Photos of veterans and their biographies were displayed at the center of the park and a color guard opened the event.
—Del Mar Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Oct. 2025
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Swann participates in the choir, musical theater and color guard at school.
—Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 24 Oct. 2025
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The Boston Crusaders also took home the awards for best color guard, best brass and best percussion.
—Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 10 Aug. 2025
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When the color guard marched down a gravel road and fired a salute to begin the festivities, a line of cows in a nearby barn startled and jumped to their feet.
—Julie Bosman, BostonGlobe.com, 22 June 2019
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The color guard in a parade makes tears roll down my cheeks and of course, videos of servicemen and women coming home and surprising their children is a big-choke-up.
—Leslie Anne Tarabella, al.com, 4 June 2019
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First came the color guard, then came the four seniors wearing full length cutouts of pints of beer, to advertise Barillaga, the campus pub.
—Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 June 2021
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