How to Use anthem in a Sentence

anthem

noun
  • The song became the anthem for Iran protests around the globe.
    — Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 15 Oct. 2024
  • The self-love anthem topped the charts at No. 1 and proved to be a hit with her fans.
    — Jasmine Washington, Seventeen, 10 Mar. 2023
  • 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
  • In the first episode, Cowgirl sang the Spice Girls' anthem 'Wannabe'.
    — Alicia Vrajlal, refinery29.com, 24 Oct. 2023
  • The Russian flag and anthem have been banned from the Games.
    — Dan Weil, WSJ, 12 May 2022
  • The classic rock anthem is now up to 249 weeks on the chart.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
  • In fact, he's churned out some of the biggest pop anthems of the last decade.
    — Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Oh, you guys don’t sing the anthem, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.
    — Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 22 Aug. 2023
  • The cumbia, like an anthem that renews, starts to play.
    — Chantal Flores, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Meghan had to Google the lyrics to the British national anthem!
    — Monica Hesse, Washington Post, 16 Dec. 2022
  • The horn player’s anthem signaled the end of the hunt and asked for the blessing of the forest.
    — John B. Snow, Outdoor Life, 6 June 2024
  • The anthem should be no longer than 1 minute and 30 seconds in length.
    — Elaine Rewolinski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 14 Dec. 2021
  • The swirly, girly pop anthem crept to No. 1 to mark her 10th chart-topper.
    — Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 14 Apr. 2024
  • Leave it to a fiery soul legend to make a low-key TMI anthem.
    — Will Dukes, Rolling Stone, 14 Apr. 2022
  • The song became a sort of anthem to her after Cordero's death.
    — David Begnaud, CBS News, 19 May 2022
  • Then, a few minutes later—the crowd assembled, the fires lit, the anthem sung—the chutes open.
    — Corey Seymour, Vogue, 13 Jan. 2023
  • But the narrative became that O’Connor had refused to take the stage if the anthem was played.
    — Hanif Abdurraqib, The New Yorker, 29 July 2023
  • The Russian flag and anthem are missing here but its cheating looks to be the same.
    — Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2022
  • Sometimes, my records are very girly — like ‘WAP’ is a girly anthem.
    — Starr Bowenbank, Billboard, 13 July 2022
  • The anthem is intended not just to align with the heroic tone of the game, but with the highs and lows of the esports journey.
    — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 18 Nov. 2024
  • Then a 37-year-old anthem from one of music’s great oddballs, Kate Bush, did the same.
    — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 17 Aug. 2022
  • Her singing slowed to a whisper during parts of the anthem and seemed out of pitch for most of the performance.
    — Nate Rau, Axios, 16 July 2024
  • Harry stood with his eyes forward and his arms by his side as the anthem played.
    — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 11 May 2024
  • To be able to sing the anthem in my hometown was an honor, but to sing it for my team takes it out of this world.
    — Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025
  • The Cunninghams were impressed that the Prince and Princess of Wales knew the words, singing the anthem heartily when the band played towards the end of the parade.
    — Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 1 Mar. 2023
  • Before the race, don’t miss the dance warm-up and national anthem.
    — Sara Butler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2022
  • Still, the standout moments from his set came in between the anthems.
    — Sean Burch, SPIN, 14 May 2024
  • People sing the Ukrainian anthem in Kyiv’s Sophia Square this month.
    — James Marson, WSJ, 28 Jan. 2022
  • At what point in the creative process did that song transform into more of an anthem for your entire career?
    — Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 15 May 2025
  • But imagine the uproar if Fogler wasn’t given a campy song to sing in his laboratory or Wilson wasn’t given a pandering female empowerment anthem to croon in a castle.
    — Courtney Howard, Variety, 8 May 2025

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