samba
Example Sentences
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The performances are judged over 10 categories by a total of 40 judges, with the top 12 samba schools competing for the title.
From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026
He paints his fingernails and is no stranger to samba dancing in the finish area, wanting to bring more colour to alpine skiing.
From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026
In a faded rehearsal hall in the gritty concrete sprawl of northern Rio de Janeiro, samba dancers and drummers fine-tune their rhythms for a grassroots carnival parade few tourists have heard of.
From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026
The scene stands in stark contrast to the glittering spectacle of the world-famous Sambodrome parade, which critics say has grown increasingly distant from the poor neighborhoods that sustain the roots of samba.
From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026
At the Pacific Rim Championships in April 2016, I debuted a brand-new, upgraded floor routine set to fast, upbeat samba music that I thought would go over well with the crowd in Rio.
From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles
Vocabulary lists containing samba
South America - Middle School
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South America - Introductory
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South America - High School
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