Jazz Age
Example Sentences
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As such, the book serves as a buoyant yearbook for the Jazz Age and is alive with the slogans, social rituals, events and scandals that had so recently captivated America.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
Chicagoans referred to the neighborhood as “Towertown,” and it was where writers, artists, communist revolutionaries and queer folks often lived and even more frequently partied during Chicago’s rowdy Jazz Age.
From Salon ● Mar. 31, 2025
Recently he seemed to suggest that the Jazz Age gangster Al Capone was still alive.
From Slate ● Nov. 6, 2024
“Economy Hall: The Hidden History of a Free Black Brotherhood,” by Fatima Shaik, provides a fascinating look at the city from the slavery era through the Jazz Age.
From New York Times ● Jun. 5, 2024
It was the start of the Jazz Age.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
