How to Use karate in a Sentence

karate

noun

• This is like a scene from a karate movie or some such thing.
  — Michael Rand, Star Tribune, 21 Jan. 2021
• Need a karate kick goal in the playoffs to help knock off LAFC?
  — Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 July 2021
• Scott will be the karate team’s captain and compete in the under-75 kg weight class.
  — Callie Caplan, Dallas News, 15 July 2021
• Part of that suit is a black belt, which Santa earned in karate.
  — Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Dec. 2022
• Rex Tullis holds a black belt in karate and is a friend of the Liu family.
  — Sean Clancy, Arkansas Online, 30 May 2022
• Some of the sports added for the Tokyo Games – baseball/softball and karate – are gone for now.
  — USA TODAY, 8 Aug. 2021
• That’s not the reason Daniel cites for learning karate.
  — Cydney Lee, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2021
• In the fourth, with little left to watch on the floor, Curry practiced karate moves on the sideline.
  — Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Apr. 2021
• In one snap, Luna posed in a fighting stance with a karate belt wrapped around her waist.
  — Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 29 Aug. 2022
• In the video, the twins taught Snoop Dogg, 49, and Hart, 42, some basic karate — one of the Olympics' newest sports — and taekwondo moves.
  — Greta Bjornson, PEOPLE.com, 12 Aug. 2021
• The life and times of Bruce Lee, from his beginnings in Hong Kong to his rise as a karate expert and movie star.
  — Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2021
• As any fan of karate in the Valley knows, Cobra Kai never dies.
  — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 1 Jan. 2022
• The victim told officers that a man had hit him on the head with a wooden karate sword and fled.
  — Vanessa Arredondo, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Mar. 2021
• The answer is Ariel Torres, the first American to win an Olympic medal in karate.
  — Alyssa Hertel, USA TODAY, 6 Aug. 2021
• McGruder is a martial artist and got her black belt in karate 25 years ago.
  — Phil Wahba, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2022
• Surfing is one of the sports to feature for the first time at an Olympic Games, alongside karate and skateboarding.
  — NBC News, 22 July 2021
• Karate—There’s a whole bunch of karate too, with finals starting around 6:50 am on August 5.
  — Eve Sneider, Wired, 13 Aug. 2021
• The world’s best karate fighters were throwing punches in Paris to determine who would go to the Olympics.
  — New York Times, 16 July 2021
• Many things will change in people’s perception of karate.
  — Jeff Metcalfe, USA TODAY, 6 Aug. 2021
• Miguel brings aspects of Johnny’s and Daniel’s teachings to his karate this season.
  — Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 29 Dec. 2021
• Naturally, comics were quick to pick up karate as well.
  — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 4 Sep. 2021
• Despite the show getting karate chopped after six seasons, Ralph promised there is still a lot more to learn from the series.
  — Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 29 Jan. 2023
• Frenette said Project Recovery found a free grief support group for kids and found a church that had a program to cover the cost of karate lessons.
  — Cathy Kozlowicz, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 7 May 2021
• The 25/75 pillow makes is a remarkable sham stuffer due to its ability to create a karate chop look and hold its shape on the bed.
  — Deirdre Mundorf, Discover Magazine, 14 Dec. 2021
• In karate, one notable gold went to Japan’s Ryo Kiyuna, who hails from the martial art’s home of Okinawa.
  — Melissa Locker, Time, 6 Aug. 2021
• O’Ward pauses for a brief moment mid-thought, and cocks his right arm back as the emotion builds – then karate-chops the air while sitting at the post-race podium.
  — Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 15 June 2021
• To give pillows a plump look, strike the top with a karate-chop motion, which creates crisp corners and makes the middle appear fuller.
  — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Nov. 2021
• At the final buzzer, Schaefer leapt and executed a karate-like air kick.
  — Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Nov. 2021
• The stakes build and the battles become bonkers, including a brawl throughout a high school and a home-invasion karate throw down.
  — Joe Toreno, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2022
• With karate a new, one-off addition for the Tokyo Games, the 31-year-old kumite contender finally has his chance.
  — Callie Caplan, Dallas News, 15 July 2021

Last Updated: 28 May 2024