How to Use salute in a Sentence

salute

1 of 2 verb

• The players saluted the fans.
• We salute our country's soldiers.
• The president saluted her bravery.
• Trump saluted as the crowd cheered him.
  — Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
• Why not run it up the flagpole to see if anyone salutes?
  — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 23 May 2026
• At noon, the flag should be briskly raised to full staff to salute all of those who have served.
  — Lauren Matthews and Jennifer Aldrich, Country Living, 29 Apr. 2022
• In the video, he could be seen clapping and saluting.
  — Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 30 Mar. 2026
• Turning to salute the crowd, Lloyd raised her shoes in the air.
  — Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 27 Oct. 2021
• The away fans rose to salute their team with warm applause and chants of support.
  — James McNicholas, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2026
• Cristobal saluted the huge crowd.
  — Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2025
• Both he and his wife have been pictured giving Nazi salutes to their peers.
  — Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 15 Dec. 2025
• The parade then marched back down The Mall to the palace to salute the queen.
  — Maria Puente, USA TODAY, 2 June 2022
• Trump saluted and again received mostly cheers, while some boos could be heard.
  — Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2025
• Mahomes added a saluting emoji to that post.
  — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 23 Jan. 2026
• Some of the veterans, even those curled in their wheelchairs, raised a hand to salute back.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 30 Oct. 2021
• Church did take them off a couple of times to salute the crowd, before quickly putting them back on his face.
  — Kansas City Star, 21 Feb. 2026
• The program salutes those who give back to their communities.
  — Bill Glauber, Journal Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2024
• Ground salutes like cherry bombs are prohibited in the state.
  — Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 30 June 2026
• Clark saluted Woodard for being among the players who helped the women’s game grow.
  — Dean Spiros, Twin Cities, 28 Feb. 2024
• Eyes ahead, five uniformed students marched onstage to raise and salute the red and gold national flag.
  — Christian Shepherd, Washington Post, 7 Oct. 2022
• Mayer then broke into tears as the Deadheads saluted him.
  — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 18 Jan. 2026
• Marina turned to her father and saluted.
  — Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2025
• The players sang the anthem and saluted in later matches.
  — Swati Pandey, Bloomberg, 8 Mar. 2026
• Altman marked the news first with a retweet containing a couple of hearts and a saluting emojis.
  — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 22 Nov. 2023
• Many of those same fans stayed after the game to salute their victorious opponents off the field.
  — Graham Dunbar, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2022
• The other saluted the firm that finished building the school, more than a year behind schedule.
  — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2024
• Other shows have already had the opportunity to salute some of these artists.
  — Paul Grein, Billboard, 28 Jan. 2026
• Next, salute the flag and say the Pledge of Allegiance or hold a moment of silence.
  — Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 26 Aug. 2025
• Harper slowly trotted around the bases and took time at third to salute coach Dino Ebel.
  — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
• Harper slowly trotted around the bases and took time at third to salute coach Dino Ebel.
  — Dallas Morning News, 17 Mar. 2026

salute

2 of 2 noun

• They raised their hands in salute.
• We raise our glasses in salute to the newlyweds.
• The officers gave the general a salute.
• Twenty-one guns were fired in salute.
• The concert was a salute to country music legends.
• Sangare held his right hand in a rigid salute, his face sober.
  — Jesse Bedayn, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
• Her biggest salute came from Tate.
  — Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026
• There, he was honored with salutes and a requiem.
  — Chris Lau, CNN Money, 19 Dec. 2025
• Wale reposted the clip with a salute.
  — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 18 Nov. 2025
• The gun salute had started nearby, and the dogs in the park were jumpy.
  — Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2022
• Twenty-one cannons fired in salute.
  — Drew Bernstein, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
• The crew did everything but salute.
  — Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
• The one finger salute was also a nod to the title of that song.
  — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 19 Sep. 2022
• The king will be greeted by a royal salute and will then inspect the troops.
  — Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 12 June 2026
• Hitler giving a Sieg Heil salute with a bass strapped across his chest?
  — Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2023
• James added a folding hands emoji, a salute emoji and a crown to the post.
  — Chantz Martin, Fox News, 3 Oct. 2023
• Out of nowhere, two Navy jets screamed overhead, dipping their wings in salute.
  — William J. Broad, New York Times, 18 Nov. 2023
• Seven guns fired off three rounds of ammunition in a gun salute.
  — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2025
• Swift raised her Cosmo in salute and clinked glasses around the table.
  — Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2024
• This year’s crop is largely a salute to a simpler formula.
  — Byron Hurd, The Drive, 4 Feb. 2026
• Dozens of firefighters lined the street in a solemn salute to their fallen colleagues.
  — Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 29 June 2026
• With that, the singer then gives the camera a salute before walking off-camera.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Jan. 2026
• Our less than ten times a year salute to the art and science of telling stories about the economy.
  — Adrian Ma, NPR, 27 Apr. 2026
• In unison, the officers slowly raised their right hands, some in white gloves, to a salute.
  — Dallas News, 27 Oct. 2022
• Instead, the episode, full of in-jokes, served as a salute to his staff, who made up the whole audience that night.
  — Joy Press, Vanity Fair, 22 May 2026
• The salute, a clenched right fist pumped against the heart three times, is a mark of respect and unity across the club’s fanbase.
  — Beren Cross, New York Times, 1 July 2026
• There’s only one way to begin this salute to our beloved Golden Girls.
  — Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
• Royal salutes will be fired from the castle's lawn, where a carriage procession will take place.
  — Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
• Two fire engines greeting the arriving jet with a water salute.
  — Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 29 May 2023
• His opinion in Barnette was not really about flag salutes.
  — Joseph Andrew, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026