alt-rocker noun

Examples of alt-rock in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The weather was 70s and sunny, the patio was huge and the music was 2000s alt-rock. Lindsey Erdody, Axios, 24 Sep. 2024 The Philadelphia soul/funk/alt-rock band Snacktime opens. Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2024 The two new songs appeared to presage a return to form for the 1990s alt-rock group who released two classic studio albums during their short late 1980s-early 1990s run, 1988’s Nothing’s Shocking and 1990’s Ritual de lo Habitual. Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 18 Sep. 2024 One: Learning How to Smile, the highest-charting record from ’90s alt-rock legends Everclear, wasn’t even intended for release under their name. Evan Sawdey, SPIN, 13 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for alt-rock 

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Word History

Etymology

by shortening

First Known Use

1982, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of alt-rock was in 1982

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“Alt-rock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alt-rock. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.

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