grand marshal
nounDefinition of grand marshal
: a person honored as the ceremonial marshal of a parade
Examples of grand marshal in a Sentence
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Indianapolis Motor Speedway president Doug Boles is the grand marshal. — Chris Sims, Indianapolis Star, "What you need to know about 101st American Legion National Convention," 21 Aug. 2019 The television star was a presenter at the 2011 and 2012 GLAAD Media Awards and was grand marshal of the Miami Beach Gay Pride Parade in 2015. — NBC News, "Mario Lopez says it's 'dangerous' for parents to support transgender kids," 31 July 2019 The Park Road Parade Committee will vote on a winner and one alternate to serve as this year’s grand marshal. — courant.com, "Community News For The West Hartford Edition," 5 Aug. 2019 Contact Randi Jones, parade chairman and grand marshal, at 440-779-1198 or [email protected], or Jeff Peepers, 440-313-7034 or [email protected]. — Carol Kovach, cleveland.com, "Artists, entertainment highlight 42nd Lakewood Arts Festival: A Place in the Sun," 30 July 2019 The Unipiper was this year’s grand marshal of the parade, hammering in the traditional first tap about noon to kick off the four-day festival. — oregonlive.com, "2019 Oregon Brewers Festival begins with bagpipes, parade and first tap," 24 July 2019 This year’s grand marshals are what organizers are calling the Stonewall Generation. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Here are 6 San Diego Pride events to check out this weekend," 11 July 2019 This year will feature two grand marshals: the Maryland Horse Breeders Association and Radebaugh Florist and Greenhouses, both celebrating more than 90 years in Towson. — Libby Solomon, baltimoresun.com, "March on: Quest tries to pinpoint age of Towson Fourth of July parade," 2 July 2019 The grand marshal for this year is retired fire chief Jeff Steingart. — Rick Kambic, chicagotribune.com, "Libertyville, Mundelein and Vernon Hills offer area residents a variety of activities to celebrate Fourth of July," 1 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'grand marshal.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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