bandstand
noun
band·stand
ˈban(d)-ˌstand 
1
: a usually roofed platform on which a band or orchestra performs outdoors
2
: a platform in a ballroom or nightclub on which musicians perform
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The experience has to be uncanny, but Stallings is entirely in the moment, working out arrangements with her musicians on the bandstand, interpreting lyrics with sly understatement.
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Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, 1 May 2024
The experience transformed his career on and off the bandstand.
—Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2024
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Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, 1 May 2024
The experience transformed his career on and off the bandstand.
—Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for bandstand
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bandstand
noun
band·stand
ˈban(d)-ˌstand
: an outdoor platform on which a band performs
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