changing of the guard
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.44 in modern English
33
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
3
Syllables
13
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A ceremony during which the soldiers or other officials guarding a major government building or state residence, especially Buckingham Palace in England, are replaced by a new shift.
noun
Any situation in which an individual or group charged with a task or responsibilities in an organization is replaced by another individual or group.
Example Sentences
- "All the signs are right this time / You don't have to try so very hard / If you live in this world / You're feelin' the change of the guard"
- "I've moved your mountains and marked your cards / But Eden is burning, either get ready for elimination / Or else your hearts must have the courage for the changing of the guards"
- "At the same stressful time, Detroit's automakers will be going through a major changing of the guard: all three companies are expected to get new chief executives in the space of two years."
- "NBC has set a date for the changing of the guard at "The Tonight Show." After 17 years, Jay Leno will sign off as host of the venerated late-night talker."
- "The changing of the guard is set to ripple out beyond Amazon, which Mr. Bezos has personified for more than two decades."
- "At long last, the referee's whistle was mercifully blown. It had been a sobering and underwhelming tournament, but one that must now fuel the future, with a changing of the guard needed ahead of next year's Euro 2024 qualifying campaign."