How to Use freestyle in a Sentence

freestyle

1 of 2 noun
  • And his freestyle last night serves as a case in point.
    — Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 31 May 2026
  • You are known for your freestyle routines.
    — Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2025
  • That’s just the freestyle freak flag flying.
    — Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 31 Dec. 2025
  • Most rhythm, dance and freestyle skates have adjustable toe stops.
    — Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping, 2 June 2022
  • Warm up with easy freestyle swimming for two to five minutes.
    — Mallory Creveling, Women's Health, 16 June 2023
  • The 30-year-old’s going to give the best freestyle a free beat.
    — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 6 May 2024
  • Each team did three dances — judges’ pick, the insta dance and a freestyle.
    — Emily Longeretta, Variety, 26 Nov. 2025
  • In honor of the famed finale freestyle dances, have your guests mix their own drinks.
    — Maddie Topliff, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Nov. 2025
  • That said, a good number of freestyle skiers fly through the air with their ears empty.
    — ABC News, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Uh, so more of like a slopestyle, freestyle aspect, but there's also sort of this like.
    — Outside Online, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Jaggers rounded out his day with a bronze in 50 freestyle.
    — Rick Cantu, Austin American Statesman, 21 Feb. 2026
  • The cost is that the freestyle played overly aggressive.
    — Jayson Buford, Rolling Stone, 3 June 2026
  • Sexyy tends to freestyle, so her songs have always been loose, but this record doesn’t channel her id.
    — Stephen Kearse, Pitchfork, 21 Apr. 2026
  • With most rappers, the freestyle might read as impulsive.
    — Jayson Buford, Rolling Stone, 3 June 2026
  • There are songs on this record where the freestyle became the whole song, almost no edits.
    — Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 18 May 2026
  • Plus, curling, freestyle skiing and speed skating all have medal events.
    — Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Each pair will perform a judges’ choice dance, an instant dance and a freestyle routine.
    — Emily Longeretta, Variety, 20 Nov. 2025
  • Weyant placed second in the 500-yard freestyle, the event Thomas won.
    — Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2022
  • Tyler brings the avid freestyle to a close while thanking the fans for a great 2025.
    — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 26 Dec. 2025
  • This all leads into a freestyle from Drake over a moody beat, aiming at those who have crossed him.
    — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Champion in the freestyle and backstroke, one of the best in his age group in the nation.
    — Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 1 Sep. 2022
  • Shout out to Saturno too for the freestyle reemergence, which was brilliant too.
    — Leila Cobo, Billboard, 2 Feb. 2024
  • In alpine or freestyle events, athletes may be trying to top one another’s best times.
    — Michelle Bruton, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Alli tried freestyle, big air, half-pipe and ski jumping before landing on moguls.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 17 Jan. 2026
  • Diggins won a bronze medal in the 10-kilometer freestyle race.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 18 Feb. 2026
  • The top 12 freestyle skiers advanced to the final, where athletes will jump three times.
    — Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 16 Feb. 2026
  • The skiers in this movie—shot on film cameras in the 1960s—were among the first freestyle skiers.
    — Megan Michelson, Outside Online, 16 Nov. 2022
  • Olympic freestyle skier Gus Kenworthy is a king in his sport.
    — Laura Lane, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
  • Olympic freestyle skier Gus Kenworthy is a king in his sport.
    — Laura Lane, Peoplemag, 19 Dec. 2022
  • While many artists have recorded freestyles on the show, this is the first such track to appear on a Billboard chart.
    — Xander Zellner, Billboard, 8 Aug. 2023

freestyle

2 of 2 verb
  • And, again, Lily freestyled that in one take.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 17 Nov. 2025
  • There was no structure to them, just freestyling.
    — Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Pick between freestyling over flat water on one side and low waves to bump and jump on the other.
    — Helen Iatrou, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 June 2025
  • From freestyling in my mom’s basement to performing on the biggest stages in the world.
    — Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 4 Dec. 2025
  • Pomellato is freestyling with high jewelry.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 25 June 2026
  • Ruth Garbus can come across like the jazz singer at an elegant party who took peyote right before her set and just started freestyling.
    — Sam Sodomsky, Pitchfork, 16 June 2026
  • After Spry and Diplo signee Leclair got down that rough beat, Tedder quickly freestyled the second verse and then handed off the track for a longer tinkering process.
    — Abby Webster, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Part of his stage name stems from a former Instagram username and part of it is a nod to writer Mark Twain (although Swayvo mainly freestyles his verses).
    — Deasia Paige, AJC.com, 1 Mar. 2026
  • One night, at my invitation, the Bronx rapper Kool Kyle the Starchild freestyled with the TV Party Orchestra.
    — Fab 5 Freddy, Vanity Fair, 2 Mar. 2026
  • The two harmonize beautifully, freestyling over the song’s last couple of minutes, underpinned by D’Angelo’s unmistakable electric piano embellishments.
    — Jem Aswad, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Every Friday night from May to November, the Legendary Cyphers crew hosts a hip-hop free-for-all in Union Square Park with rappers of all skill levels taking turns freestyling over a communal beat.
    — The Editors, Curbed, 16 Apr. 2026

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'freestyle.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: