dance

Example Sentences

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They rip off their clothes, dunk their heads in the dip and lead dance battles to La Bouche’s “Be My Lover.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Geishas, known as geikos in Kyoto, and apprentices called maikos have been donning elaborate costumes and fluttering fans since the Miyako Odori -- or "capital city dance" -- first started in 1872.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

“Pakistan has had to do a very difficult diplomatic dance between Iran and Saudi Arabia,” he added.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

Great Britain's Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson agonisingly missed out on an ice dance bronze medal at the World Figure Skating Championships after being deducted two points.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

“I know that, of course. My mother didn’t, though. She had already hired a band; she had a dance list.”

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse