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Recent Examples of hoedownFor those of us who can’t keep up with the line dance at the hoedown, Ms. Carter said, Here’s some hip-hop beats for y’all to shake ass on the dance floor.—Zoe Guy, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2024 Friends made the party their own personal hoedown Saturday at the Irving, Texas, hookah lounge.—Char Adams, NBC News, 1 Apr. 2024 The time was 1951, and the place was Ottawa, where the woman was attending a hoedown at the home of Canada’s governor general.—Margalit Fox, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2024 Goldenvoice, producers of the 2024 Stagecoach Country Music Festival, announced the set times for the three-day hoedown in the desert taking place on April 26-28 at the Empire Polo Field in Indio.—Kelli Skye Fadroski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for hoedown
Inaugural balls The soirees include a Commander in Chief Ball focused on military members, a Liberty Inaugural Ball geared toward Trump supporters that will feature a performance by the Village People, and the Starlight Ball, focused on high-dollar donors.
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Kurt Snibbe,
Orange County Register,
17 Jan. 2025
Garden soirees are a popular summer get-together where guests can dine alfresco over decadent desserts and delicate floral arrangements.
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Isabella Milano,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Dec. 2024
After that early Heat surge, the Bucks promptly unleashed a 39-16 rampage and Miami never really recovered, ending on the wrong side of a blowout loss for the second time in a week, dropping below .500 (at 21-22) and finishing the night ninth in the East.
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Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
24 Jan. 2025
With the Heat featured on TNT on Thursday night (albeit somewhat briefly, until their blowout loss to the Milwaukee Bucks was shifted to truTV), Barkley took advantage of the opportunity to again inject himself into the drama between Butler and Heat President Pat Riley.
The competition will culminate in an awards reception announcing the winners at the JCK Show in Las Vegas where industry leaders, influential retailers and media will gather to celebrate exceptional design achievement.
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Anthony DeMarco,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
McDuffie lined up across from Collins on 22 of his 32 routes (68.8 percent), allowing just two receptions for 42 yards, according to Next Gen Stats.
That era of Yolanda Quartey is now here with My Way (out today), a five-track mix of dance music and Eighties pop-R&B that marks a gentle but determined departure from her prior two albums: More Janet Jackson than Dolly Parton.
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Jonathan Bernstein,
Rolling Stone,
17 Jan. 2025
Top-tier dining, and endless musical, theatrical, and dance events are here too.
Much like prosecutor González’s fete, which looked more like a high-profile wedding than the 60th birthday party of a ranking member of the Judiciary.
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Agustino Fontevecchia,
Forbes,
12 Jan. 2025
Enslaved people often used this time for celebration and subtle protest, creating the foundation for Junkanoo as both a fete honoring the African diaspora and a form of resistance.
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Sasha C. Wells / Made by History,
TIME,
26 Dec. 2024
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