How to Use on parade in a Sentence
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But their teams won those starts and wound up on parade floats, and that’s what matters most in the end.
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
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Hawaiian lei necklaces were abundant, along with grass skirts on parade floats.
—Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2025
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Another day, a loon family of three sailed past me, as proudly as if on parade.
—Susan Lapinski, Star Tribune, 21 July 2021
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Soldiers were just people who wore green uniforms and stood at attention on parade grounds a few times a day.
—Sarah A. Topol, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2024
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Avoiding heavy crowds on parade routes is possible with a little planning, too.
—Chelsea Brasted, WSJ, 1 Feb. 2022
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After a brutal 2022, the stock market’s bulls are on parade this year.
—Bywill Daniel, Fortune, 17 July 2023
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Upon returning to the palace, their majesties will receive a royal salute from the members of the armed forces who have been on parade that day.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 10 Apr. 2023
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For the first encore set, the band rode atop vehicles that were pulled from left field around home base and out to right field — sort of a boy band on parade moment.
—Chad Jones, Mercury News, 29 May 2025
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Our solar system’s planets are on parade and most are visible without a telescope.
—Joan Rusek, cleveland, 5 July 2021
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On skid row, the terrain is harsh, a drug market flourishes amid the squalor, and physical and mental distress are on parade.
—Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2023
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Appearance, reportedly, was not an issue—a smart move, given some of the risottos on parade.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
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As Cheryl Miller observed, the worldview on parade inculcates fear and cowardice.
—Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 14 Dec. 2020
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Black women have long ridden with Black men’s Carnival krewes, whose members ride on parade floats and toss trinkets to the crowds.
—Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2022
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That the club has Messi on parade milking his name for maximum profit is understandable.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2024
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As the Jubilee celebrations start, the British royals are firmly on parade.
—Vogue, 3 June 2022
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Rain on parade morning muddied things for engineers and decorators.
—Gavin J. Quinton, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2026
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Eager for its readers to join in the chortling, The Gringa doesn’t miss a chance to put Leo’s self-serving, liberal bad faith on parade.
—Andrew Altschul, The New York Review of Books, 6 July 2020
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Each offers forensic evidence of patriarchy on parade, along with all the other forces of domination.
—Immy Humes, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Aug. 2022
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Thomas Lucas, the 9-year-old son of a Welsh Guard on parade, made his acrobatic move just a few feet away from the royal.
—Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 1 Mar. 2023
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Bulls on parade High inflation and interest rates combined with a looming recession is hardly the recipe for a stock market run-up.
—Larry Edelman, BostonGlobe.com, 3 July 2023
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In October 2028, five planets will be on parade before sunrise.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 8 Feb. 2025
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Event organizers suggest arriving early because lots fill quickly on parade day.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Jan. 2026
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Bridget’s beaus Ejiofor and Woodall are also expected to be on parade to support Zellweger.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025
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Russian tanks, missiles and armored vehicles on parade were painted with an orange and black stripe to connote the St George’s ribbon.
—Washington Post, 9 May 2022
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To make sure Freida would feel her best on parade day, The Farmer's Dog and Macy's made some tweaks to her original design.
—Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 25 Nov. 2025
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The bulls are still on parade—for now Sri-Kumar is one of many economists who have warned—and continue to warn—of impending economic doom over the past few years.
—Bywill Daniel, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2023
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This makes a lot of sense to Renato Sorriso, a street cleaner who, for many years, has swept the Rio sambadrome during intervals on parade nights.
—Beatriz Miranda, refinery29.com, 19 Apr. 2022
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Each Krewe builds a float to represent their specific theme on parade days, and many include a celebrity guest in their celebrations to regale their audience.
—Leah Silverman, Town & Country, 12 Jan. 2022
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This week's quiz highlights Thanksgiving pardons, train travel and personalities on parade.
—Sydney Borchers, Fox News, 24 Nov. 2024
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Across the red carpet and after parties, there were barely-there bandeau tops, salmon satin dinner jackets, a surprising proliferation of capes and at least one bow-tie with googly eyes on parade.
—Leah Dolan, CNN, 13 Mar. 2023
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