Example Sentences

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If he wins the tournament, the Fulham player says he will be on the phone to his parents and sister straight away, while his extended family will be dancing.

From BBC • Dec. 21, 2025

Rita Moreno won an Oscar for the role in the 1961 film version, and it looks like Ariana DeBose will be dancing away with the same prize 60 years later.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2022

This recipe consists of mini spicy meatballs in a tomato broth that is so rich with flavor your taste buds will be dancing.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 16, 2021

The other is that Fairchild will be dancing Tharp’s part while Mearns takes on Baryshnikov’s.

From New York Times • Nov. 15, 2021

“Formal attire requested”? “There will be dancing on the terrace”? “Regrets only”? Then she sighed and put down her pen, for the spell of pretending was broken.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood