waltz

Example Sentences

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In “La Traviata” the waltz thus functions both as an escape from time and a cruel, cold measuring of its passing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Back in the actual 1990s, ice dancers cycled through traditional dances: samba, blues, polka, rumba, quickstep, tango, jive, paso doble, Viennese waltz.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

"Home was a happy place. Daddy taught me how to waltz by standing me on his feet, and we would have waltzed around the living room," she said.

From BBC • Jan. 4, 2026

There are 15 couples hoping to waltz their way to the glitterball trophy, with the first live show taking place on Saturday night.

From BBC • Sep. 26, 2025

The background was hazy, a sea of dim faces none of whom I knew, and there was the slow drone of the band harping out a waltz that never finished, that went on and on.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier