Ailey
Americannoun
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
“Song of the Anchorite,” an eight-minute world premiere by Jamar Roberts, is dedicated to Alvin Ailey and refers to his 1961 solo “Hermit Songs.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 30, 2025
Those include dance performances by Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and recitals by the Metropolitan Opera.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 16, 2025
This year, the company expanded to the East Coast with three shows at New York City’s Alvin Ailey Citigroup Theater in March.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2025
Ailey saw Jamison as his successor, naming her the company’s artistic director in 1989.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2024
The restaurant is full of people, and this reminds me of my first date with Kasim, when we saw the Alvin Ailey performance.
From "American Street" by Ibi Zoboi
![]()
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.