juke
Example Sentences
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Sadly, his background vocal is mixed low and seems like an afterthought, but it’s an affecting song nonetheless, conjuring images of truck stops and roadside juke joints.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 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
The Oscars stage transformed into a juke joint Sunday, blending music of the past and the present during the 98th Academy Awards.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2026
The film unfolds during the opening of a Mississippi juke joint in 1932.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026
Yellow lights were still burning in several stores, and a juke box that had played steadily for one hundred hours finally, with a crackle of electricity, ceased, making the silence complete.
From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury
