How to Use boogie in a Sentence

boogie

1 of 2 noun

• New wave fans didn’t drink as much as the fans of blues and boogie bands.
  — John Kelly, Washington Post, 10 May 2017
• Spring for the caviar and the Champagne, and boogie until it’s 2021.
  — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 14 Dec. 2020
• The Jacksons had found their niche and, as the poet said, the boogie was to blame.
  — Jody Rosen, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2021
• There is boogie to his game, though, no doubt about it.
  — Dallas News, 6 Jan. 2023
• As far as rock & roll boogie bands go, next to AC/DC, those two are neck and neck.
  — Matt Wake | [e-mail], al, 1 Apr. 2020
• The young man was bitten while boogie-boarding about 30 yards off the beach.
  — Michelle Gant, Fox News, 24 Sep. 2018
• And for low-key beach days, most pavilions have kites, boogie boards, and snacks for sale.
  — Sydney Baker, Travel + Leisure, 21 June 2022
• This song is in the blues rock, boogie rock and Southern rock genres.
  — Kris Holt, Forbes, 15 July 2022
• The songs boogie and shimmer just so; the melodies ache with longing and regret.
  — Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2022
• The object was a man, and the man had been attacked by a great white shark while boogie boarding.
  — Gabe Allen, Discover Magazine, 26 Feb. 2022
• Say goodbye to the tiresome jack-stand boogie and hello to the quick driveway oil change.
  — Katherine Keeler, Car and Driver, 21 Mar. 2023
• Some participants ride in on boards of all kinds-from boogie to SUPs-and even jet skies.
  — Michele Herrmann, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2022
• Only two have been fatal: Monday’s, and the death of a boogie boarder off Cape Cod in 2018.
  — Ret Talbot, National Geographic, 29 July 2020
• Boogie loves to go on walks and would do great with an active family.
  — Star-Telegram, star-telegram.com, 27 June 2017
• On the weekends a beach day was an all-day affair, with boogie boarding and ukelele jam sessions.
  — Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, The Arizona Republic, 29 Apr. 2022
• Camp Surf is one of the few places the youth in South County can access programs for surfing and boogie boarding.
  — Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 July 2023
• The 26-year-old died after being attacked while boogie-boarding about 30 yards off the beach.
  — Fox News, 22 July 2019
• The song’s driving boogie-woogie piano and wall of background vocals evoke the Brill Building pop of the mid-’60s.
  — Jody Rosen, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2020
• In front was a boogie boarder; just beyond two men paddled stand-up boards.
  — New York Times, 20 Oct. 2021
• Be prepared to want to (oogie) boogie to the catchy songs in this '90s holiday favorite.
  — Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping, 25 Aug. 2022
• If this sounds like something the Village People would love, or a place where a roller boogie jamboree could well break out... well, that’s just the point.
  — Chris Kaltenbach, baltimoresun.com, 30 Oct. 2019
• My God Is Real’ boogie-woogie style, rock ’n’ roll style.
  — William Grimes, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2022
• My God Is Real’ boogie-woogie style, rock ‘n’ roll style.
  — Dallas News, 28 Oct. 2022
• And how better to boogie than while wearing shiny new makeup?
  — Dianna Mazzone, Allure, 31 Mar. 2022
• Disco Donna takes you to Studio 54 in our little skit, and the boogie is for real!
  — Patrick Crowley, Billboard, 23 Apr. 2018
• An officer spoke to boys there who admitted to using a boogie board on the course.
  — Joan Rusek, cleveland.com, 13 July 2017
• Bring your picnic blanket and boogie shoes for the free Riverstage concerts along the Ohio River.
  — Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 20 Aug. 2019
• More than that, both bands are big on grooves, whether in a slow methodical jam or a boogie-ing punk-blues hybrid.
  — Courtney Devores, charlotteobserver, 19 July 2017
• Adam Schiff has been the boogie man for Republicans as well throughout this process.
  — NBC News, 11 Dec. 2019
• Barbie went on to date a hip-hop-loving Australian boogie boarder named Blaine.
  — Shannon Carlin, Time, 20 July 2023

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boogie

2 of 2 verb

• Let's boogie on out of here.
• Our son learned how to boogie board and how to brake on his bike.
  — Laura Johnston, cleveland.com, 28 May 2017
• Finally the whole school wins the right to boogie down at a big dance.
  — Lisa Respers France, CNN, 25 May 2017
• Finally the whole school wins the right to boogie down at a big dance.
  — Lisa Respers France, CNN, 31 May 2018
• The Heat need a ballhandling guard who can boogie with it.
  — Matt Eppers, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2021
• Everyone at the party will be ready to boogie to this tune.
  — Jennifer Aldrich, Country Living, 28 Oct. 2022
• Bradley once nabbed a frozen-smoothie-maker and a Pink Floyd boogie board.
  — Patricia Marx, The New Yorker, 9 Jan. 2017
• Dive in deep with our list below and boogie all weekend.
  — Billboard Staff, Billboard, 27 Sep. 2019
• The 7-year-old from San Clemente loves to boogie board and can spend hours splashing and swimming in the water at her favorite beach, San Onofre.
  — Laylan Connelly, Orange County Register, 6 June 2017
• This blend results in a sound that is all at once very modern but recalls bygone decades when boogieing was all the rage.
  — Tamar Herman, Billboard, 4 June 2019
• Take a look at the night’s big festivities, and be sure to grab your skates and boogie over to Flipper’s before the summer’s over.
  — Rivea Ruff, Essence, 15 Apr. 2022
• While it can be performed anywhere, some of the biggest videos have people stepping out of moving cars to boogie in the streets.
  — Patricia Hernandez, The Verge, 27 July 2018
• During the game delay in Kokomo, Thomas heard the commotion and looked over to see Vance boogieing and shimmying in the bullpen.
  — Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 23 June 2019
• For anyone as proud of their hometown as Benson is, that is something worth boogieing about.
  — Mike Scott, NOLA.com, 23 Feb. 2018
• By the end of the evening, people had abandoned their rickety folding chairs and little plastic cups of wine to boogie with abandon.
  — Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 11 Nov. 2019
• Choose waves or the calm bay, and relax on the shore or stay busy surfing, paddleboarding, or boogie boarding.
  — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 31 May 2020
• Get ready to boogie with some of the best disco and funk music at this 21-and-up affair, happening at the Port Pavilion on Broadway Pier.
  — Sara Butler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2022
• Three times a day on weekdays, and twice as often on weekends, gallery attendants will push a button and let some of the wires and dowels boogie.
  — Jason Farago, New York Times, 8 June 2017
• Now researchers find a cockatoo named Snowball can boogie with the best using a repertoire of 14 dance moves.
  — Roni Dengler, Discover Magazine, 8 July 2019
• Here's hoping Cousins, with a good support system around him, battles through this setback and fights to boogie again for seasons to come.
  — Ron Higgins, NOLA.com, 27 Jan. 2018
• Researchers say that a cockatoo who became famous a decade ago for boogieing to the Backstreet Boys does more than just bob his head and lift his feet to the music.
  — Martin Finucane, BostonGlobe.com, 9 July 2019
• So fun playing in the water with Bear. Swimming, boogie boarding and just savoring.
  — Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com, 27 Feb. 2018
• At the ninth annual Teen Summit, students took part in dancing duels, basketball matches and boogied to the beat of rap artists.
  — Helen Wolt, Sun-Sentinel.com, 3 Aug. 2017
• In addition to boogieing with the event’s mascot, Mr. Green Bean, young guests can make projects like their own slime, pickles, tea, flower crowns and jam, as well as plant a take-home succulent in a cactus lab.
  — Laurel Graeber, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2018
• Still, credit the 74-year-old Close for being willing to boogie shortly after losing out on an Oscar for the eighth time — a record among living performers.
  — Jake Coyle, Star Tribune, 26 Apr. 2021
• Billionaire Elon Musk boogied on stage at a Tesla event in Shanghai, demonstrating that his moves aren't as smooth as riding in one of his company's cars.
  — Alex Chaet, CNN, 10 Jan. 2020
• Taylor and Bebe Rexha also had a long chat off camera, talking intently in between Swift boogieing to the live performances.
  — Joe Lynch, Billboard, 26 Aug. 2019
• Benson became the team's head cheerleader, punctuating each home win by boogieing under a parasol on the sideline.
  — Jeff Duncan, NOLA.com, 15 Mar. 2018
• Dancing is apparently not on the menu at one California restaurant, which was fined $3,000 after customers boogied in the dining area.
  — Janine Puhak, Fox News, 27 Mar. 2018
• For the last six months, the family has been having a whale of a time exploring the lush beauty of this country's national parks, drinking beer in the great outdoors, boogieing down in New Orleans, going dolphin watching, and more.
  — Diana Bruk, Country Living, 25 Feb. 2016

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