Example Sentences

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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

But there she was, waltzing the night away, one of 14 women in their 20s who took part in a debutante ball, a ritual of the 1 percent from long before the term existed.

From New York Times • Feb. 13, 2020

Sherman was waltzing to the Hall of Fame after his out-of-this-world production in Seattle, including backbreaking plays in big-time spots.

From The Guardian • Jan. 13, 2020

I was waltzing to accordion music down the Champs-Elysees, drinking Bor-deaux, and helping mustachioed, beret-wearing mimes binder-clip elegant French documents as the sun set over the Arc de Triomphe.

From Washington Post • Mar. 28, 2019

Neville and Ginny were dancing nearby — he could see Ginny wincing frequently as Neville trod on her feet — and Dumbledore was waltzing with Madame Maxime.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling