beatnik

Example Sentences

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A beatnik radio host caught the Mets bug and praised baseball as a “kind of amalgam of all the human frustrations.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Finally, there is Georgia McCann, a self-styled Gen Z beatnik and events planner whose special talents include throwing parties for Anna Delvey and not washing her hands after she pees.

From Salon • Aug. 2, 2025

Their beatnik “pad” on Brooklyn Avenue Northeast and, later, five-bedroom home in Madrona became legendary for their all-night jam sessions.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 26, 2022

A musician before he’d become an actor, Mr. Rado began writing songs with Mr. Ragni, which they sometimes sang in what were then beatnik coffee houses in Greenwich Village.

From New York Times • Jun. 22, 2022

Uncle Darnell said, “Amen,” and snapped his fingers beatnik style, and I followed suit, adding a “Baaaaa” to my “Amen.”

From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia