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waltz

[wawlts] / wɔlts /
NOUN
dance
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It’s easy to see why Ken Paxton thought he could waltz right into the role of senator from Texas.

From Salon Aug. 31, 2026

And wow did they waltz right through that open door.

From Slate May 23, 2026

I don’t know any woman who doesn’t live some version of this life, locked in a sentimental, twisted waltz with the difficult woman who raised her.

From Los Angeles Times May 12, 2026

For their first dance, they had practised a traditional waltz.

From BBC Apr. 18, 2026

Hattie Mae, with no pen or paper in hand, looked splendid in a pink chiffon dress as she danced a waltz with Mr. Fred Macke.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool

Throughout, it’s an elegant work, drifting from slow-burning waltzes to atmospheric explorations.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 29, 2025

Wallace soon waltzes into the room to take over, having accessorised his usual clothes with a larger-than-life sparkling red bow tie.

From BBC Dec. 7, 2024

No wonder Woodward is still writing all these books; the guy’s just trying to enjoy his canapés, and the country’s top military officer waltzes over to share choice content like this.

From Slate Oct. 19, 2024

It waltzes right indoors, and right to the shiny refreshed kitchen and new family room, where it meets its dazzling friend teal.

From Seattle Times Oct. 20, 2023

The way Dad speaks—the way he’s always spoken—is smooth and rhythmic like one of those old-timey waltzes, but when he said that, I heard anger spike in his voice.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller

Brocklebank powered over from close range for his first ever Prem try but Scotland international Jordan waltzed through a gap in the Red Bulls defence minutes after.

From BBC Apr. 24, 2026

Wirtz waltzed through a pack of Newcastle defenders and squared for Ekitike to prod past Nick Pope.

From Barron's Jan. 31, 2026

Jennifer Coolidge waltzed by in bare feet, frequently stopping so fans could take selfies with her.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 6, 2025

Back in March, however, security staff waltzed in and confiscated four standalone PCs that were networked to an inkjet printer, one after another, leaving us with typewriters to type our legal work.

From Slate Sep. 17, 2024

It cracked against the house just above their window when they waltzed by again.

From "Mississippi Trial, 1955" by Chris Crowe

“If anyone expected the two of them to duke it out in Wright’s much-maligned rotunda,” Huxtable writes, they’d be shocked to discover the two Franks waltzing harmoniously instead.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 24, 2026

“He can’t just come waltzing in here and upset the delicate balance we’ve taken years to achieve.”

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 24, 2026

"She's waltzing with the angels," Minns said, reading a poem in her honour.

From BBC Dec. 17, 2025

The courtly gentleman guided women around the floor to big band standards with all the aplomb of teenage boys waltzing at a cotillion dance they’ve been forced to attend by their parents.

From Salon Jul. 4, 2025

The chickens scratched about in the dust of the farmyard with quick waltzing steps.

From "The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck




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