honky-tonk
Example Sentences
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Britain’s long war, meeting the Mets, a honky-tonk bard and more.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026
Her band, CC and the Boys, has also played at Lucinda’s and nearly every other honky-tonk in town.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025
You won't find him on Broadway or in the city's famous honky-tonk music bars.
From BBC • Oct. 18, 2025
Ubaldini continued to play roots rock and honky-tonk music in O.C. and formed a new band called Mystery Train that got signed but lasted for only one record.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 6, 2025
The jukebox rattled out one honky-tonk tune after another.
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
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