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rock-'n'-roll

[rok-uhn-rohl] / ˈrɒk ənˈroʊl /
NOUN
rock-and-roll
Synonyms


rock n' roll


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On Saturday another will make their mark on Slane's rock-'n'-roll history spanning 40 years as headliner Harry Styles gears up to entertain a crowd of 80,000 for his sold-out show.

From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2023

Cue the intro credits, and we smash cut to Buddy BeBop, an uncool high schooler with dreams of becoming a rock-’n’-roll musician.

From Slate ● Oct. 31, 2022

Our trip to Langara this summer was marked by 25-mile-an-hour westerly winds, adding a rock-’n’-roll beat to the rhythm of our fishing boat.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2018

Burning Guitars’ collection was bold, brash and too over-the-top for anyone but a rock-‘n’-roll frontman, while Datari Austin used fabrics that came across as a little blasé and — dare we say — cheap.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2017

There’s no expiration date on raucous rock-’n’-roll fun.

From New York Times ● Feb. 19, 2015

What the country needs is a sense of humor, some decent rock n’ roll and real leadership.

From Salon ● Dec. 26, 2025

“We fully support Matt and hope to have his energetic rock n’ roll knowledge back on air soon,” the station said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 31, 2025

Compared to her sister Katerina Tikhonova has been much more in the public eye, not least due to her talents as a rock n' roll dancer.

From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2022

Rydell and his fellow Philadelphia performers were ideal for “Bandstand” host Dick Clark, who sought to make rock n’ roll palatable to young and old.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 5, 2022

A child born in 1946 was a teenager by the early 1960s, in turn fueling the massive explosion of popular music that resulted in the most iconic musical expression of youth culture: rock n’ roll.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2020




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