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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

Scraps of a waltz played by a large orchestra drifted down to the travelers on the grass, and scraps of conversation too, from the people who were walking to and fro.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman

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

On weekends, this mixture of Viennese popular music, including swinging waltzes, wild polkas and military marches, enthused thousands of visitors, often as many as 10,000.

From New York Times ● Dec. 30, 2022

It seemed the entire chorus of The Nutcracker would hum a selection of Viennese waltzes and quadrilles and gallops.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck

A group of break dancers waltzed through the stage as rapper Shaboozey joined Caton in the vocals, who used a guitar similar to the one his character used in the movie.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 15, 2026

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

From Barron's ● Jan. 31, 2026

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 matched the atmosphere inside the Royal Albert Hall, where eager Prommers waltzed, whistled, waved flags and popped confetti throughout the night.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2024

“So you just waltzed out the back door,” Abbey said.

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen

Likewise, in a town just north of Manchester, fans queued up to see their own waltzing, weaving wizard in Jay-Jay Okocha, who became the face of Sam Allardyce's Bolton Wanderers revolution.

From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2026

The iconic president’s son failed the New York bar exam twice and co-founded George magazine, a glossy devoted to waltzing at the intersection of politics and popular people.

From Salon ● Feb. 12, 2026

The Tennessee Titans trailed the Arizona Cardinals 21-3 at one point, and the deficit was about to get even bigger when running back Emari Demercado was waltzing toward the end zone for a 71-yard score.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2025

Not long after he’d stopped Alex Ovechkin’s one-timer off an odd-man rush, Daccord found himself staring at McMichael waltzing in alone following a Justin Schultz giveaway.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 11, 2024

He spun her and led her about the floor, waltzing as smoothly as he could.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas




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