How to Use jazz in a Sentence

jazz

1 of 2 noun
  • What's all this jazz about you leaving?
  • She loves hiking, biking, and all that jazz.
  • Rock, blues, Latin styles, jazz and pop.
    — Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Who are your favorite jazz guys?
    — Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 23 Apr. 2026
  • John’s brand of music was on the edge of jazz.
    — Literary Hub, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Ayewa has sensed judgment from some of the jazz elite.
    — Steve Donofrio, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Let the sounds of jazz swing you through dinner and dessert.
    — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 31 Jan. 2026
  • There’s not a lot of jazz with Billy.
    — Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2026
  • On Thursday evenings, live jazz sets the mood.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Still, Joy’s path to jazz wasn’t inevitable.
    — Shelby Stewart, Essence, 12 Oct. 2025
  • The score is bold and eclectic, with gospel, jazz, rock, blues, and punk.
    — Catherine Garcia, The Week, 10 June 2023
  • That exploration is part of the fun of the jazz fest.
    — Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 17 June 2026
  • In the beginning, the band did a lot of blues and jazz.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Later in the evening, a jazz club and disco opened.
    — Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Guests can expect live jazz in the lobby each week.
    — Carole Dixon, Travel + Leisure, 28 Jan. 2026
  • That was what guided me into jazz.
    — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Always was, going as far back as jazz.
    — Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Bring them truly back to the soul, funk, and jazz of that time with a vinyl record.
    — Samantha Lawyer, Woman's Day Magazine, 17 May 2023
  • The city is, after all, the birthplace of jazz.
    — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2025
  • It will be livestreamed free for jazz fans everywhere.
    — Duante Beddingfield, Freep.com, 25 Mar. 2026
  • There are steady accents of bluegrass, blues and juke joint jazz.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 4 June 2026
  • Turned on a recorder, took a puff, started playing some jazz.
    — Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • There were readings, live jazz, and dance parties on the roof.
    — Kim Velsey, Curbed, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Bellerose had kept his jazz practice private.
    — Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 30 Apr. 2026
  • And, live jazz music on the weekends.
    — Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 18 Feb. 2026
  • That’s carried forward to the blues and jazz and to rock ‘n’ roll.
    — Char Adams, NBC News, 21 Sep. 2023
  • But the story goes beyond jazz.
    — Taylor Haught, Kansas City Star, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Hip-hop, jazz, and gospel didn’t merely rub elbows in his songs.
    — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Truth be told, however, there wasn’t much jazz to be heard on this night.
    — Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Joy threads through every jazz refrain.
    — Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026

jazz

2 of 2 verb
  • And the students are jazzed about it.
    — Chierstin Roth, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Thanks to Will and his team for jazzing up my clues as usual.
    — New York Times, 21 Apr. 2020
  • Elevate your nut game and jazz them up them by adding a savory kick.
    — NBC News, 9 Apr. 2018
  • Use them to jazz up everything from tacos to your favorite cup of tea.
    — Sam Peters, ELLE, 17 Dec. 2022
  • The efforts to jazz up the broadcast had failed to halt a ratings slump.
    — Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2023
  • To jazz up water, add lemon or orange slices to still water or seltzer.
    — Lisa Drayer, CNN, 14 Mar. 2022
  • Put up wallpaper to jazz up a bland corner, or do a pantry clean-out.
    — Diane J. Cho, Peoplemag, 18 Nov. 2022
  • To jazz it up, grate an ounce of dark chocolate on top using a microplane.
    — Deena Shanker, Bloomberg.com, 21 Dec. 2017
  • Martín likens tango to jazz because both have many sub-genres.
    — Beth Wood Writer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 July 2021
  • Cooking Tips shows you how to use it to jazz up eggs, rice and even smoothies.
    — San Antonio Express-News, 8 Feb. 2021
  • Opt for a coat style like Kate to jazz up your winter outerwear game.
    — Sophie Dweck, Town & Country, 5 Feb. 2023
  • But this year, why not jazz up the old standby with a little spirited crunch?
    — USA TODAY, 19 Nov. 2022
  • What would jazz sound like if there was gender balance among the creators of the music?
    — Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 23 Feb. 2022
  • Starting your own herb garden is a fun way to enjoy more greenery around your home and jazz up your meals.
    — Sanah Faroke, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 May 2021
  • This will help you to clear these bulky pieces out of your home for good and hand them off to someone else who will be jazzed about them.
    — Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 2 Apr. 2026
  • But one factor above all gets collectors truly jazzed.
    — Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2025
  • There are so many new TV, music, and movie releases to get jazzed about this week.
    — Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 29 Apr. 2018
  • Tart it up Another way to jazz up your bloody Mary is to give it an extra bit of zing.
    — Paula Forbes, GQ, 2 Nov. 2017
  • One night, when prepping for an event, the team decided to jazz up the dark room with tropical faux plants.
    — Leah Bhabha, Vogue, 14 Apr. 2018
  • These new Survivor castaways are jazzed beyond belief, and who wouldn’t be?
    — Nick Caruso, TVLine, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Some of the vendors jazzed up their spaces in their trademark style, adding pops of color to the white-on-white palette.
    — Sarah Spellings, The Cut, 22 May 2018
  • In the hope of luring these punters, the state lotteries have jazzed up their offerings.
    — The Economist, 29 Aug. 2019
  • Garlic, dill and cumin are used to jazz up the eggs and Greek yogurt without adding extra calories.
    — Good Housekeeping, 31 Jan. 2023
  • And for her latest memorable moment in hair, Ari jazzed up an old favorite and brought scrunchies to space buns.
    — Lauren Rearick, Teen Vogue, 19 Sep. 2018
  • From pizza to pie to bbq and even specific cities, this is a great gift to give someone who is looking to jazz up at least one meal a month.
    — Amber Love Bond, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2023
  • Thornton said the intent is to jazz it up a bit and pique the interest of new people, so the concerts will draw more foot traffic.
    — Kimberly Fornek, chicagotribune.com, 27 Mar. 2018
  • Jon, being all Stark-ish, will probably not be jazzed about the idea of continuing to sleep with his aunt.
    — Kayleigh Roberts, Marie Claire, 15 Apr. 2019
  • Finding their own institutions resistant to change, the four presidents felt that maybe a new college could jazz things up.
    — Christopher Benfey, The New York Review of Books, 19 Apr. 2026
  • Rock and Roll Growing up, Watts listened almost solely to jazz rather than the ’50s rock idols of the day.
    — Dan Reilly, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2021
  • The result denied Democrats momentum that would have jazzed up their base and helped fill the coffers of dozens of their House candidates.
    — Karl Rove, WSJ, 8 Aug. 2018

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