Sentence examples for banner playing from inspiring English sources

Another day, Meyer stuck his head out of the water and heard "The Star-Spangled Banner" playing in the distance.

With "The Star-Spangled Banner" playing, the two were rejecting what their nation represented to emphasize what they insisted was the universal blight of racism.

But a baseball double-header on Tuesday broke with generations of tradition as the school made peace with "The Star-Spangled Banner," playing it over the public-address system.

There were free-associations, too: Mr. Bellamy opened "Time Is Running Out" with the guitar chords of "House of the Rising Sun," and he ended "Hysteria" with a solo-guitar coda of "The Star-Spangled Banner," playing in a fetal crouch with bits of feedback that were considerably more consonant than what Jimi Hendrix had applied in similar spots.

But as of Friday morning, the Stand and Sheppard can claim another banner: playing a pivotal role in Scotland's nationalist movement.

SLEEPY HOLLOW - "YOU can almost hear 'The Star-Spangled Banner' playing as they fly by," said Doug Maass, whose house here overlooks the Hudson River.

"The Star-Spangled Banner" played on a television and its melody drifted down the hall.

In Union Square, left, Brooke McGowen's banner played on the president's name to object to his policies.

A traditional Independence Day celebration followed, with a Texas-style barbecue and "The Star-Spangled Banner," played by the National Guard Army Band.

The terrorists foiled, the performers stood, hands on their hearts, before an American flag, as "The Star-Spangled Banner" played.

LONDON — The traveling basketball coach, now on gig No. 12 and in country No. 3, looked across the scorer's table as "The Star-Spangled Banner" played Sunday.