juke
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Unless James can juke Father Time and pull off another odds-defying dead lift for the ages.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2026
Walking through the exhibition, specially-programmed headsets react to the environment - creating a personalised DJ Mix as the music evolves from juke joints and jazz clubs to reggae nights, carnival and pirate radio.
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2026
The newbie nominee won the trophy out of the gate for his portrayal of twins Smoke and Stack in Ryan Coogler’s juke joint-and-vampires movie “Sinners.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 16, 2026
They appeared on panels moderated by celebrity boosters such as Austin Butler and Denzel Washington, and mingled at a Los Angeles supper club that got turned into the juke joint from the movie.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 14, 2026
Cool Papa Byrd—which was what those blues-loving people called him—stayed on the road in blues clubs, honky-tonks, and juke joints, playing the blues with the Bluesmen.
From "Clayton Byrd Goes Underground" by Rita Williams-Garcia
O.J. did as O.J. was famous for doing, and juked.
From New York Times ● Apr. 12, 2024
Four plays later, Alabama running back Jalen McClellan hit a wide-open hole and juked Michigan’s Mike Sainristil for a 34-yard touchdown run to put the Crimson Tide up 7-0.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 1, 2024
In his best play of the season, Hemby evaded one defender, then juked another as he took the ball 61 yards to the 2.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 30, 2023
Colandrea brought them back two plays later with a mid-range pass to Malik Washington, who juked defenders and changed directions on a 63-yard pass play that made it 14-7.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 9, 2023
He juked and jived and spun and danced and darted, and he left them squeezing handfuls of air.
From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli
Justin Herbert just kept running, juking and winning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2024
The result is something like shuffling, juking bas-reliefs or ghosts.
From New York Times ● Feb. 3, 2024
Later in the live-tackling period of team drills, Sheffield showed off his footwork in the open field, juking past defenders for extra yardage after catching short passes.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 7, 2023
Boyd scored on a power play in the second period, juking his way around Vancouver defenseman Tyler Myers and slipping a shot between Demko’s pads.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 17, 2023
We joked a little more, I thought like regular American men, faking, dipping, juking.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
