How to Use anthem in a Sentence

anthem

noun
  • Pop anthems gave way to house beats.
    — Sari Kamin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 June 2026
  • Vieira was among those who didn’t sing the anthem.
    — Oliver Kay, New York Times, 16 June 2026
  • It’s been a bit of a rough week for some anthem singers across the league.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Oh, you guys don’t sing the anthem, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.
    — Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 22 Aug. 2023
  • The heart of the anthem does not change with the language.
    — Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Young gave to his eco-protest sci-fi anthem 55 years ago.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 5 Feb. 2026
  • The anthem is a melody without lyrics.
    — Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Six new passports, three new anthems, and a dozen ways to say mine.
    — Literary Hub, 24 Nov. 2025
  • The claim soon blew up to users, who claimed that the song was an anthem of the groypers.
    — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 15 Sep. 2025
  • There’s the one that’s an anthem from the top that gets faster and shouty-er by the end.
    — Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 26 July 2025
  • In fact, he's churned out some of the biggest pop anthems of the last decade.
    — Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Listen to the great anthems of the era as they were meant to be heard in the club.
    — Melinda Sheckells, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Aug. 2024
  • Hell of a town as one of our old anthems says, one that needs to be reworked these days.
    — Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 27 June 2026
  • The song became the anthem for Iran protests around the globe.
    — Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 15 Oct. 2024
  • Britpop anthem from the stands.
    — Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 2 June 2026
  • For night one, the contestants were asked to dance to their anthem.
    — Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Harry stood with his eyes forward and his arms by his side as the anthem played.
    — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 11 May 2024
  • The speech and anthem contests will take place later this year.
    — Keith Sharon, USA Today, 4 May 2026
  • As the anthem played, the women stood silently on the pitch.
    — Matt Nighswander, NBC news, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Johnson doesn’t listen to pop anthems all the time.
    — Jared Weiss, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026
  • Strait is a veteran of the genre known for his vagabond anthems and sweet love songs.
    — Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
  • The confetti falls, the anthem plays, the tears flow.
    — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Rather, poignant anthems of resilience, strength and unity in protest.
    — Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 11 Dec. 2025
  • Shakira is no stranger to World Cup anthems.
    — ABC News, 7 May 2026
  • The anthem should be no longer than 1 minute and 30 seconds in length.
    — Elaine Rewolinski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 14 Dec. 2021
  • Most of the Spurs appeared to be on the court during the anthem.
    — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2026
  • The song became a sort of anthem to her after Cordero's death.
    — David Begnaud, CBS News, 19 May 2022
  • One player from each team raised the flag together as the anthem was played.
    — Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Sep. 2021
  • The song is an anthem for a lot of young musical-theater acolytes.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
  • While the lyrics emphasize that life is not a race, the song builds into an anthem.
    — Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2026

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