How to Use alternative rock in a Sentence

alternative rock

noun
  • This song is in the pop punk, emo and alternative rock genres.
    — Kris Holt, Forbes, 9 Aug. 2022
  • This song is in the punk rock, pop-punk and alternative rock genres.
    — Kris Holt, Forbes, 10 Aug. 2022
  • This is listed as an alternative rock, soft rock and pop rock song on Wikipedia.
    — Kris Holt, Forbes, 20 June 2022
  • The alternative rock girlies are about to have a night to remember.
    — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2023
  • The group is known for its blend of heavy metal, hip-hop and other forms of alternative rock.
    — Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2025
  • This song is in the grunge, alternative rock, hard rock and country rock genres.
    — Kris Holt, Forbes, 24 July 2022
  • This is listed as a synth-rock/blues-rock/alternative rock song on Wikipedia.
    — Kris Holt, Forbes, 26 May 2022
  • He’ll be joined by alternative rock duo Girl Tones.
    — Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 26 Feb. 2026
  • The top two albums on this list are both masterpieces that changed the face of alternative rock.
    — cleveland, 24 Sep. 2022
  • But he's done it on the pitch with a soccer ball, not shredding a guitar for an alternative rock band.
    — J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal, 22 Sep. 2022
  • Its sound and industry awareness helped shape alternative rock for the next two decades.
    — Troy L. Smith, cleveland, 30 Oct. 2021
  • But wait, isn’t Eilish the biggest name in the alternative rock space these days?
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 12 Apr. 2021
  • This song is in the indie rock, disco-rock, alternative rock and neo-psychedelia genres.
    — Kris Holt, Forbes, 19 July 2022
  • Hootie & the Blowfish changed the sound of alternative rock decades ago and ruled the airwaves for a time.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
  • The ‘80s and ‘90s brought hip hop, grunge, rap and alternative rock.
    — John Blake, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Fans of ska, alternative rock and reggae will find plenty to love throughout the lineup.
    — Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2023
  • Both figures represent the largest weeks of the year for an alternative rock album.
    — Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 6 July 2018
  • Machine Gun Kelly won alternative rock artist of the year for the first time.
    — Paul Grein, Billboard, 23 Mar. 2022
  • That makes this a huge event for anyone who felt at all connected to the alternative rock scene of the '90s.
    — Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 30 May 2023
  • The alternative rock act claims its 11th chart entry and sixth top 40 set with the No.
    — Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2017
  • Young’s one of the towering figures in the genres of indie and alternative rock.
    — Troy L. Smith, cleveland, 30 Oct. 2021
  • The performance will forever be etched in the minds of Nineties alternative rock fans.
    — Troy L. Smith, cleveland, 2 Nov. 2020
  • Over the years, his music evolved, marrying the genres of alternative rock, hip-hop and electro-pop with his cheeky flair.
    — Maria Sherman, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2026
  • Mariah Carey is ready for the world to hear her alternative rock album, which was shelved almost 30 years ago.
    — Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 16 Oct. 2024
  • Green Day and Weezer both rose to fame in the mid-’90s when alternative rock took over the airwaves.
    — Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 10 Sep. 2019
  • Where has The Shark jumped and what will alternative rock fans do now that the station has abruptly switched formats to sports talk?
    — Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 9 Aug. 2025
  • That was incredible to see a band doing a really unique alternative rock thing.
    — Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 7 Dec. 2025
  • Does this mean that the four-piece cornerstone of 2000s alternative rock is having fun again?
    — Charles Moss, SPIN, 20 Sep. 2024
  • The alternative rock and new metal band from the LA area performs in the South Bay.
    — Jake Richardson, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The trio released an alternative rock album called Songs for Dustmites in the early oughts.
    — Jolie Lash, EW.com, 8 Sep. 2021

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