How to Use groove in a Sentence

groove

1 of 2 noun
  • The door slides along a groove in the doorframe.
  • They've gotten stuck in a groove in their jobs.
  • She hasn't yet found her groove.
  • He's a great pitcher when he's in a groove.
  • Powers came up with a groove on the bass.
    — Devin Robertson, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
  • There’s a lot going on in those grooves.
    — David Zane Mairowitz, Rolling Stone, 22 Dec. 2025
  • But will these textures and grooves do the trick?
    — John Eric Goff, The Conversation, 13 May 2026
  • The board also has a small groove to catch juices.
    — Nora Colomer May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Can Susie Wiles get her groove back?
    — Ben Smith, semafor.com, 5 Jan. 2026
  • Use a brush to get into the grooves and wheel spokes.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 30 May 2026
  • Make a groove around the edge and sprinkle the salt in it.
    — Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
  • So, is your brand ready to help consumers get their groove back?
    — Matthew Dunlap, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Willis was in a nice groove Wednesday.
    — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 3 June 2026
  • Then, Heights got back into its groove.
    — Ella Diaz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Sep. 2025
  • There's even a groove on the top of the box for propping your phone up.
    — Ellen McAlpine, Women's Health, 28 Feb. 2023
  • That groove has helped the Royals find their rhythm.
    — Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Life is starting to get back into a groove.
    — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Singh would clean the grooves with a pin and rub baby oil on the face of the clubs.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 18 May 2026
  • The party could have gone longer because the groove was so good.
    — Jason Jones, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
  • The rough fibers had tiny grooves and uneven pores on their surfaces.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 14 Feb. 2026
  • Since then, though, Ehlers has settled in and found his groove.
    — Harman Dayal, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
  • That’s a tough go for a team that seemed to be finding its groove at the right time.
    — Charlotte Observer, 15 Dec. 2025
  • Just slide any sized jar or bottle into the grooves and give it a twist.
    — Hannah Rice, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2023
  • Adam, on piano, also found the groove.
    — Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Will Marco Kasper find his groove?
    — Max Bultman, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
  • At each of these ends, draw a line 10 inches up (in the groove).
    — Ella Field, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 June 2026
  • Mitchell also may have found his groove, which will lead to more scoring as well.
    — David Troy Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2026
  • These grooves can hold bad bacteria.
    — Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 1 Feb. 2026
  • No one else scored more than 12, as the offense failed to find a groove.
    — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
  • As the episode begins to draw to a close, Paula starts to get her groove back.
    — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 24 June 2026

groove

2 of 2 verb
  • We grooved to the beat.
  • So clear some space, turn up the volume, and get ready to groove.
    — Amy Eisinger, M.a., SELF, 30 Sep. 2022
  • Darvish had grooved a full-count, two-out fastball over the plate.
    — Jake Kaplan, Houston Chronicle, 1 Nov. 2017
  • Rather, there seems to be a sense that true movie fans can groove on both frequencies.
    — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2023
  • Vertical discs about 1-inch apart groove the turf.
    — Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Models grooved to the music as guests stood in line for crepes and sipped tea with goo in it.
    — Booth Moore, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Feb. 2018
  • Two robots can be seen grooving to a light dance routine.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2025
  • The trays are also grooved, so juices won’t easily spill over.
    — Ellie Krieger, Washington Post, 26 June 2019
  • This will be a feel-good, get-on-your-feet and groove into the new year kind of party!
    — Cincinnati Enquirer, 26 Feb. 2026
  • At the end of the tributes, the dads took to the dance floor to show the girls how to really groove.
    — High School Columnist, NOLA.com, 24 Oct. 2017
  • Market goers can groove to the stylings of new musical guests each week.
    — Quoron Walker, Courant Community, 6 June 2018
  • Moving and grooving along with the instructor will be a breeze.
    — Neha Tandon, womenshealthmag.com, 31 May 2023
  • Rodgers is grooving in Arthur Smith’s system that plays to his strengths.
    — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Nyong’o even uploaded a video of herself grooving to the song.
    — Paula Rogo, Essence, 20 July 2019
  • The planters are pockmarked and rough-cut; etched and grooved to mimic oyster reefs and mangrove roots.
    — Nathan Rott, NPR, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Choose a genre or mood and groove without interruption until the end of time.
    — WIRED, 25 Feb. 2023
  • As the guys groove in the playful clip, a few women observe through a window and doorway.
    — Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 7 July 2021
  • Sometimes celebs like Robyn even turn up to Papi Juice to groove and spin.
    — Milton Dixon, Teen Vogue, 20 Sep. 2017
  • Just be ready to move, groove, and fall in love with all the throwbacks and new school sounds of his R&B hits.
    — Noel Cody, Essence, 30 June 2022
  • Matty Cash, not grooving but with a beer in hand and a grin plastered across his face, stopped to speak.
    — Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 22 May 2026
  • Iglesias grooved a fastball and Bour hit it way up in the seats in right for his second home run of the night.
    — , Cincinnati Enquirer, Cincinnati.com, 26 June 2019
  • Yet to Come can groove, keeping up with the professional dancers.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 26 Dec. 2022
  • Chops, gouges, wounds it like the shadow grooves on the sidewalks—the sun is setting earlier.
    — Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Buttrey opened the eighth by grooving an 0-and-2 fastball to No.
    — Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2019
  • Miley films a selfie video of them grooving to the music until Liam screams and scares her.
    — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 July 2018
  • Water laps at the shore and paddleboarders and kayakers pull up behind the stage to groove to the tunes.
    — The Know, Denver Post, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Rift of the NecroDancer grooves onto the Switch later this year.
    — Ash Parrish, The Verge, 19 Apr. 2023
  • Tzvi Hersh’s dad has put on a pair of hot pink sunglasses and is grooving to the music, a huge smile on his face.
    — Aaron Gilbreath, Longreads, 14 Dec. 2017
  • Bar Tab Dan Stahl grooves to a cover band in melting-pot midtown.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Meanwhile, the fresh memory of the towers’ collapse was getting grooved in the brain.
    — Wired, 12 Sep. 2019

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