juke joint
Example Sentences
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The film unfolds during the opening of a Mississippi juke joint in 1932.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026
Lindo is up for best supporting actor at the Oscars this month for his role in “Sinners” as Delta Slim, a blues musician who helps fight a vampire horde in a Mississippi juke joint.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026
Michael B Jordan is nominated for best actor for playing twin brothers who return home to Mississippi in the 1930s to set up a juke joint, which is set upon by blood-sucking vampires.
From BBC • Jan. 22, 2026
Coogler surrounded Jordan with stellar castmates including Wunmi Mosaku, Hailee Steinfeld, Jack O’Connell, Delroy Lindo and breakout star Miles Caton, whose blues singer Sammie headlines the new juke joint run by Smoke and Stack.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2025
He grabs me and Cocoa and hurries us outta the juke joint.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
