fight song

noun

: a song used to inspire enthusiasm usually during an athletic competition

Examples of fight song in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Everything has its own rhythm—from the clink of beer bottles to the sound of cheerleaders rallying the crowd and marching bands playing your alma mater’s fight song. Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2024 Accompanied by the school’s fight song, new UCLA football coach DeShaun Foster walked across a stage inside Lucas Oil Stadium on Wednesday morning to take his spot behind a lectern … only to stumble his way through the next minute. Iliana Limón Romero, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2024 On Monday, about 50 activists and Hyundai workers gathered at Immanuel Presbyterian Church in Montgomery to sing union fight songs and hear from Bishop Barber. Jack Ewing, New York Times, 16 May 2024 Aside from that stirring fight song, the band is long remembered in their homeland for an ice-cold moment during the 1998 Brit Awards when drummer Danbert Nobacon tipped a bucket of water on then deputy prime minister John Prescott. Lars Brandle, Billboard, 20 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for fight song 

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Word History

First Known Use

1954, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of fight song was in 1954

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“Fight song.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fight%20song. Accessed 19 Sep. 2024.

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