How to Use grand marshal in a Sentence

grand marshal

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  • This year's parade grand marshal in Fort Mitchell is Bill Miller, 87.
    — Chris Mayhew, Cincinnati.com, 28 June 2018
  • Later that day, two Dall's porpoises surfed off the Swell's bow like exuberant grand marshals.
    — Crai S. Bower, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Apr. 2023
  • There will be 25 grand marshals for Aurora's Fourth of July parade.
    — Steve Lord, Aurora Beacon-News, 5 June 2019
  • The city of Aurora also named Martinez the Fourth of July parade grand marshal.
    — Steve Lord, Aurora Beacon-News, 29 June 2018
  • His widow, Pamela Howard, rode in the grand marshal car in his place.
    — Lauren J. Mapp, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Jan. 2024
  • Led by Frosty the Snowman as grand marshal (6:45 p.m.).
    — Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 23 Nov. 2021
  • That year, the parade's grand marshal was Garfield — and his Hoosier creator, Jim Davis.
    — Jenny Porter Tilley, The Indianapolis Star, 25 May 2023
  • Hall of Fame driver Rusty Wallace is the grand marshal. ...
    — Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 21 Aug. 2022
  • Lori Lightfoot, the city's first openly gay mayor, is one of the grand marshals.
    — Elizabeth Lawrence, USA TODAY, 30 June 2019
  • There will be five grand marshals to celebrate the theme of women in sports.
    — Weldon B. Johnson, azcentral, 19 Dec. 2019
  • The grand marshal for this year is retired fire chief Jeff Steingart.
    — Rick Kambic, chicagotribune.com, 1 July 2019
  • Joe Musgrove is grand marshal of the parade and honorary chairman of the bowl game.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Dec. 2021
  • Wild owner Craig Leipold could end up as grand marshal.
    — Charley Walters, Twin Cities, 6 July 2019
  • Al McCoy, the legendary play-by-play announcer for the Phoenix Suns, will be the grand marshal.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2022
  • For the first time in its history, the honor of being grand marshal is bestowed to a group.
    — Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2022
  • Raiders quarterback David Carr is the grand marshal. ...
    — Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 7 Mar. 2021
  • In other words, the perfect Fourth of July grand marshal.
    — Jay R. Jordan, Chron, 23 June 2022
  • Gabby Giffords will serve as grand marshal of the 134th Rose Parade next year.
    — Beth Harris, ajc, 13 Oct. 2022
  • Billy Gibbons, the lead singer and guitarist of ZZ Top, served as the grand marshal and appeared on the boat leading the parade.
    — Peggy O’Hare, ExpressNews.com, 29 Nov. 2019
  • Gilkeys have walked as grand marshal in town parades and been crowned queen of the cotton festival.
    — Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2023
  • This year's grand marshals are Norman and Maureen Root.
    — Detroit Free Press, 10 Mar. 2024
  • Pistons forward Saddiq Bey was the grand marshal for the second race last year.
    — Mason Young, Detroit Free Press, 4 June 2022
  • There's a spooky virtual Halloween parade in the works — and Jamie Lee Curtis is the grand marshal!
    — Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE.com, 21 Oct. 2020
  • In Chicago, the city’s first openly gay mayor was one of seven grand marshals.
    — Washington Post, 1 July 2019
  • Krista Allison smiled and waved as grand marshal of the Pearl Road procession.
    — Beth Mlady, cleveland, 17 June 2022
  • That criticism was echoed by one of the Pride parade’s own grand marshals, the actor Indya Moore.
    — James Barron, New York Times, 30 June 2019
  • The grand marshal will be Danny Villaseñor from Peppertree Frosty.
    — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Nov. 2023
  • The Friendswood parade is still planed to start at 10 a.m. on July 4, although the city said there will be no replacement grand marshal.
    — Jay R. Jordan, Chron, 23 June 2022
  • Lightfoot, the city's first openly gay mayor, is one of seven grand marshals.
    — Jay Croft, CNN, 30 June 2019
  • The parade grand marshal will lead the way starting at the synagogue’s entrance on Riverside Drive.
    — Sergio Carmona, sun-sentinel.com, 4 Dec. 2020

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