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.
  • 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
  • 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 king will be greeted by a royal salute and will then inspect the troops.
    — Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 12 June 2026
  • Seven guns fired off three rounds of ammunition in a gun salute.
    — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2025
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • His opinion in Barnette was not really about flag salutes.
    — Joseph Andrew, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
  • The rich, woody notes hover in the morning air, a final salute to our hut-to-hut adventure.
    — Lucy Kehoe, AFAR Media, 31 Oct. 2025
  • His audience returns the Nazi salute.
    — Aram Roston, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2025
  • The Outkast performance salute packed in more songs per square homage than that for any other act of the night.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 10 Nov. 2025
  • The salute was subtle, with the number in white script right next to the World Series patch on the side of their caps.
    — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2025
  • The Dallas Stars have banned a fan who was caught on video giving a Nazi salute during a game.
    — Tim Rohan, NBC news, 7 Apr. 2026
  • The two offered a salute to CNN staffers covering the war in Iran.
    — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 10 Mar. 2026
  • The individual, whose face was blurred, was making what appeared to be a Nazi salute with his arm.
    — Julie Hinds, Freep.com, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Both commanded the respect of a standstill, silence, salutes, and honor.
    — Paula Pedene, AZCentral.com, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Anyone who has jumped out of a plane with a parachute deserves respect, but to do it 36 times, that’s worthy of a salute.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026
  • After landing in Glasgow, we were greeted by a water cannon salute.
    — Zach Wichter, USA Today, 10 May 2026

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