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Meanings of clarion in English

Heraldic charge.

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Clarion.

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Usage of clarion in English
1
But the vote was hardly a clarion call for further disruptive action.
The Irish Times
2
The military's record of answering those clarion calls has been uneven, however.
Wired
3
The clarion bugles of challenging bulls was promise of meat in plenty.
The Yellow Horde
4
Her columns in the Sunday Times are clarion calls of, well, clarity.
The Irish Times
5
In addition, a range of institutions have responded to its clarion call.
The South African
6
Up went Sally's voice, its clarion call reaching across marsh and forest.
The adventures of button
7
Many a clarion call she sent to her sisters across the waters:
Mary Slessor of Calabar: Pioneer Missionary
8
The editor who sounded this clarion call was a coadjutor of Burr.
Jefferson and His Colleagues: A Chronicle of the Virginia Dynast...
9
Now the priestess cried out, her voice ringing like a silver clarion.
The Moon Pool
10
They were ringing tones-mountingclarion tones, with tremendous volume at the top.
Son of Power
11
And all this time thou wert silent, O Salpinx, clarion of thought.
Recollections of My Youth
12
She sat very still, almost breathlessly, listening to the clarion, welcoming prelude.
Marjorie Dean, College Sophomore
13
There's a harsh, clarion-like note about it, like metal striking upon metal.
The Cinema Murder
14
He helped bring the bass along the road to its present clarion status.
The new yorker
15
At such points, there is often a clarion call to invest in youth.
The Irish Times
16
Napoleon, in the following clarion tones, appealed to the enthusiasm of his troops:
Napoleon Bonaparte
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