How to Use karaoke in a Sentence

karaoke

noun
  • That bar has karaoke on Saturday night.
  • Her voice filled the halls of her church and the karaoke stage.
    — AZCentral.com, 11 Mar. 2021
  • YouTube’s great for karaoke, and singing’s good for the lungs.
    — Beth Wood, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2021
  • The karaoke worker peeks his head in, tells them to get out.
    — Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026
  • The rest of us will have to keep working on our karaoke games.
    — Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 1 Aug. 2021
  • Clubs, gyms and karaoke booths will be asked to stay closed even in the third stage.
    — Gearoid Reidy, Bloomberg.com, 26 May 2020
  • Singing karaoke, holding hands.
    — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2025
  • There's even a karaoke setup at the pub for more late-night fun.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2023
  • As if that weren't enough, there was karaoke, just like at the party in the movie.
    — Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 14 May 2024
  • Have you ever been depressed at karaoke?
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2025
  • This used to be viewed as more of a dive-bar with karaoke, but now has an upscale menu.
    — Chelsea Davis, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2021
  • Live music, pool, karaoke and patio.
    — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Race in a 5k Fun Run, jam in a street dance and sing karaoke.
    — Cole Premo, CBS News, 29 June 2026
  • Even dour Eva is a coffee addict and a heck of a karaoke singer.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Choosing the perfect karaoke song is a mix of art and science.
    — Ada Tsengassistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2022
  • Look for a stage with karaoke and live music, plus a DJ booth.
    — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 21 Jan. 2025
  • One of the saunas has a karaoke room where people sing Cantonese opera.
    — Vivienne Chow, Quartz, 19 Feb. 2020
  • There will be plenty of games, karaoke and live DJ sets, too.
    — Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 22 Jan. 2026
  • There will be plenty of games, karaoke and live DJ sets, too.
    — Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 23 Jan. 2026
  • What Happens Live, where she was asked what her top karaoke pick is.
    — Ashley Iasimone, Billboard, 20 Dec. 2022
  • That’s when the host suddenly pulled out a karaoke machine and fired it up.
    — Amy Dickinson, Sun Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2024
  • That's when the host suddenly pulled out a karaoke machine and fired it up.
    — Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2024
  • The bar is also known for its trivia night, karaoke, and bingo.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026
  • When the weather’s bad, the karaoke system comes to the rescue.
    — Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 20 May 2022
  • That takes more than being an excellent karaoke singer.
    — Shirley Halperin, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Your teen won’t mind singing with you either on this karaoke set that’s 40% off right now.
    — Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 8 Oct. 2024
  • Throughout the night, guests danced and sang karaoke to all kinds of songs — not just Swift’s.
    — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
  • And for karaoke lovers, sing-along versions with lyrics in a dozen Earth languages.
    — Seija Rankin, EW.com, 5 Jan. 2021
  • Even some karaoke chains now offer single-person booths.
    — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 26 Nov. 2025
  • Throw on karaoke versions of songs on YouTube at home and let your singing skills shine.
    — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 9 Feb. 2023

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