vamp
Example Sentences
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The former Australian Paralympic swimmer wanted to vamp up her headshot and uploaded a full-length photo of her and prompted it really specifically that she was missing her left arm from below the elbow.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2025
When a fan on the floor needed medical help at one point, Mars had his band vamp for a few minutes as security guards found the guy and carried him out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2024
“Whenever you hear that vamp, you think of ‘Jazz,’” she said, tapping her fingers like a drumroll.
From New York Times ● Apr. 19, 2023
Why they're a standout: Sure, Kirsten Dunst played the scene-stealing child vamp in the big-screen version of Anne Rice's novel, but Bass makes this Claudia her own.
From Salon ● Dec. 26, 2022
The three hops of the bunny became three struts of a vaudeville vamp.
From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli
