Example Sentences

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I could hear all the traffic in L.A. coming to my house at two o’clock when the pubs and the discos closed.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

Lewis English, a consultant for the Acoustic Fish Deterrence Delivery Group, says the lives of 182 million fish a year are on the line and that fish discos effectively scatter their patrons.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

The "absolutely fantastic" parent-teacher association has also raised £20,000 in the last year through sponsored challenges, film nights and discos at the school.

From BBC • Jan. 7, 2025

Ironically, in 1977, the year that Studio 54 opened its doors to a chosen few, 5,000 discos opened across the country.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2024

Then Mrs. Kurtz hip-bumped me, the way people did when they danced at discos in the seventies.

From "Winger" by Andrew Smith