jive
noun
swing music or early jazz.
Example Sentences
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So grateful for all the success — it’s really cool that people have jived with it and listened to it the way they have.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
His leadership style and his approach to things haven’t always jived with manager Scott Servais.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 1, 2021
If someone came to me and was like, you could do this cool thing for Netflix or whatever and it really jived with my life, I would do it, but I don’t know.
From The Verge ● Aug. 24, 2021
The Church heaved and jived for almost 30 years.
From New York Times ● Oct. 25, 2020
They jostled and jammed and high-fived and jived.
From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli
