funk

Example Sentences

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It’s also loud, as the sounds of a rambunctious funk band next door work to penetrate the space.

From Los Angeles Times

The exchange of ideas between the two would later be seen as formative to the development of Afrobeat, a political cocktail blending highlife with funk, jazz and soul.

From Barron's

TOKYO—Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s blowout election victory gives her an unprecedented shot at shaking Japan out of its long economic funk and taking on a bigger security role deterring Chinese ambitions in Asia.

From The Wall Street Journal

Over a six-decade career, he fused Ghanaian rhythms with jazz, funk, soul and early Afrobeat and went on to inspire musicians beyond the continent.

From BBC

When I get home, Tūtū’s tinny speakers are blasting funk on the lānai, but I don’t go out to join her dance party.

From Literature