How to Use fight song in a Sentence

fight song

noun
  • The guys on the team had to learn -- the young guys had to learn the fight song.
    Stephen Means, cleveland.com, 27 Aug. 2019
  • So, the band is going to teach you how to teach you the fight song.
    Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al, 4 Oct. 2022
  • The Wolverines were signing the fight song and the head coach was in the middle of the room.
    Jeff Seidel, Detroit Free Press, 26 Dec. 2020
  • The players walked as a group over to the UConn band and clapped as the fight song was played.
    Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 3 Sep. 2022
  • As the band played the fight song, Beilein was pumping his fists.
    Jeff Seidel, Detroit Free Press, 25 Mar. 2018
  • The fifth place team for fight song was announced first, and then the fourth place team.
    Elliott Lapin, Houston Chronicle, 21 Jan. 2018
  • For his college friends, the Penn State fight song sounds.
    Cassie Owens, Philly.com, 24 May 2018
  • There was no fight song played, no eight-claps broke out.
    Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2022
  • What is the easiest way to judge a school’s fight song?
    Morgan Turner, SI.com, 12 Aug. 2019
  • His rendition of the team fight song was a tad off-key.
    Arkansas Online, 30 Jan. 2023
  • He wasn’t allowed, so the team came to him before singing their fight song with the fans.
    Peter Dawson, star-telegram, 25 Mar. 2018
  • Time to fire up the grill, whip out the pigskin and cue the fight song – the college football season is here.
    Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2022
  • The band quickly learned the Lakers' fight song and the two schools teamed up for a lovely evening.
    Aj Willingham, CNN, 4 Oct. 2019
  • Older fans, clad in blue and gold, belted the school fight song.
    Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Mar. 2022
  • Dust off your favorite school's jersey and fire up the fight song.
    Editors, USA TODAY, 8 Aug. 2022
  • And in what might be a first for a beer fest, there's an actual fight song.
    Marc Bona, cleveland.com, 26 Apr. 2018
  • The fact that the Trojans remembered to sing the fight song is a step in the right direction.
    Kyle Neddenriep, Indianapolis Star, 3 Jan. 2018
  • During the game, the bands struck up college fight songs on each side of the stadium.
    Marci Shatzman, Sun-Sentinel.com, 19 Dec. 2017
  • This was an era when fight songs — performed by bands at the stadium — were the norm.
    A.j. Perez, USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2018
  • The school’s fight song blared through the public-address system.
    Blair Kerkhoff, kansascity, 19 Jan. 2018
  • They’re all so aggrieved all the time, bless their hearts and their fight song that no one wants to sing anymore.
    Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, 15 July 2021
  • To make the words of that silly fight song sound less ancient, less mocking.
    Greg Cote, miamiherald, 11 May 2018
  • As a way to lessen that awkward silence this year the SEC played fight songs for the team at a low volume as the coach came from the wings and reached the lectern.
    Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 23 July 2023
  • Smith’s players slapped backs and sang the school fight song together.
    John Canzano, oregonlive, 26 Sep. 2021
  • Meanwhile, the in-room light fixtures grew out of a Cornell alum's science project, and the lamp bases have the school's fight song in Morse code.
    Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 29 Mar. 2021
  • This is the spot where 5,000 students will be located, and where the players will gather to sing the fight song.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2022
  • Maybe her parents harped on food and weight for her entire childhood and this is her fight song.
    Carolyn Hax, oregonlive, 20 Sep. 2019
  • There will also be a singing of the school fight song and alma mater following the photos.
    Madeline Beck, Detroit Free Press, 14 July 2023
  • Brown also sings the Lions fight song on Facebook Live, typically at the end of the game.
    Detroit Free Press, 26 Jan. 2024
  • Among other duties, cheer masters write fight songs and chants, and shout them during games, even when their teams are losing badly.
    John Yoon Jun Michael Park Shawn Paik, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2024

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