shimmy

Example Sentences

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Disneyland’s Main Street certainly should be lined with fans March 26 when — as described on the Disneyland web site — “the Savannah Bananas shimmy, shake and strut their way through an unforgettable cavalcade!”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026

Days later, he broke out Olajuwon’s signature close-range shimmy, known as the “Dream Shake.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 21, 2025

Like the kids, their leather is leaky, their arms are toast, their best hitter is their best pitcher, their silly celebrations are pure playground — shimmy shakes and sunflower seed showers.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 23, 2025

For the swimsuit portion of the Miss Argentina contest, Rodríguez chose a modest one-piece suit with a shawl draped over her shoulders, giving the crowd a shimmy as fans whooped and blew air horns.

From Seattle Times • May 25, 2024

This shift in weight only aggravated the larger problem, and the shimmy grew stronger.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir