How to Use line dance in a Sentence

line dance

noun
  • So half a dozen of them came to line dance, drink beer and shoot pool.
    — Joe Mozingo, Alaska Dispatch News, 6 Oct. 2017
  • But line dances got danced, liquor got drunk, and the run of show got scrambled.
    — Tad Friend, New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Are tai chi and line dancing the key to staying young?
    — Madeline Montgomery, CBS News, 20 Nov. 2025
  • As the guests were dancing a line dance at the front of the room, a gunman walked in and opened fire.
    — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2024
  • Amid the tension, the ladies switch gears at the saloon, learning how to line dance.
    — Shelby Stewart, Essence, 16 Dec. 2024
  • There also will be line dancing, plenty of food and cow chip bingo.
    — Daily Pilot, 3 Oct. 2019
  • Learn the basic steps of line dancing to fun, easy dances and upbeat music.
    — Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Learn the basic steps of line dancing to fun, easy dances and upbeat music.
    — Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Irish dance and Greek line dance were also demonstrated, as was kung fu.
    — Jennifer Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 4 May 2018
  • In some clubs, the hustle was introduced as a line dance rather than as a dance for couples.
    — Alice George, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Rhett called, and soon the side-by-side duet was in full bloom, with even some country line dance moves during the bridge.
    — Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 16 Sep. 2020
  • Cindy Lao’s line dance was destroyed by gunfire a year ago, but her spirit wasn’t.
    — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2024
  • After a few songs, count-by-count line dance instruction begins.
    — Lina Abascal, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2023
  • The venue hosts weekly events, including live concerts, ladies’ nights and line dance lessons.
    — Darah Derios, Charlotte Observer, 21 July 2025
  • Learn how to dance at a six-week summer line dance lesson program in Marshfield.
    — Corey Dockser, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Aug. 2019
  • Toni Armani’s hit is contagious, and so is this line dance inspired by it.
    — Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 4 Aug. 2025
  • Ride a mechanical bull, two-step and line dance to a country band, and partake of an open bar.
    — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 20 Oct. 2022
  • Students learn soul line dances choreographed to R&B, jazz, gospel and Latin tunes.
    — Linda McIntosh, sandiegouniontribune.com, 19 Apr. 2018
  • The afterparty includes face painting, line dance lessons, games and more.
    — Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 29 June 2022
  • Some have music composers who write songs and choreographers who compose line dances to go along with them.
    — Patrice Gaines, NBC News, 8 Feb. 2025
  • Like a drunk octopus trying to line dance at his sister's wedding, the Dems are out of step.
    — Fox News, 28 July 2018
  • And of course, there is fine dining to experience, line dancing to get into, and rodeos that will wow you.
    — Anna Mahan, Country Living, 10 Sep. 2023
  • At one point, all the zombies start doing like a line dance that's reminiscent of a bad Thriller.
    — Clark Collis, EW.com, 31 Mar. 2021
  • While the endurance did the same thing over and over, the dancers were tasked with new routines each week, from jazz to line dancing to square dancing.
    — Amanda Gardner, Martha Stewart, 8 Feb. 2026
  • The Dark Ages is more like a line dance that accidentally ends up in a fistfight.
    — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 15 May 2025
  • Elins, who lives in New York City, now goes line dancing with her friends multiple times a week.
    — Margaret Cirino, NPR, 16 May 2025
  • Houstonians looking to sport some cowboy boots and spend a night country line dancing don't have to look too far, though.
    — Rebecca Hennes, Houston Chronicle, 6 June 2019
  • The club offered lessons for people learning to two step or line dance, and live bands performed on Saturdays.
    — Rachel Swan, SFChronicle.com, 9 May 2020
  • Singles and couples are welcome; line dances and couples’ dances will be included in the band’s repertoire.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 July 2019
  • An epic hoedown commenced, complete with line dancing where Blue Ivy joined in for the finale.
    — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 25 Dec. 2024

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