dance floor
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Nightclubs have historically been places where different classes and communities mix it up on the dance floor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
Her first single, 1982’s “Everybody,” encouraged a similar blind devotion to the dance floor, hitting the booming New York club scene just as the city was recovering from one of its most tumultuous decades.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
“It looks like Comcast’s NBCUniversal was left standing on the dance floor without a partner,” MoffettNathanson media analyst Robert Fishman wrote in a Tuesday note to investors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
"People think that dance music is superficial, but they've got it all wrong. The dance floor is not just a place, it's a threshold: A ritualistic space where movement replaces language."
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
Lexie and Serena poured themselves drinks and wriggled into the makeshift dance floor in the living room.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
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