How to Use new wave in a Sentence

new wave

noun
  • That sound is going to be a new wave for sure.
    — Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 20 June 2026
  • Try one of the city’s new wave of pizzerias.
    — Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 9 Mar. 2026
  • In the past few years, a new wave has taken hold.
    — George Gurley, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
  • So what gave rise to this new wave of sports gambling?
    — Darian Woods, NPR, 17 June 2026
  • Call it the new wave of old skate rats with daughters and sons.
    — René A. Guzman, San Antonio Express-News, 16 June 2022
  • Nashville is among a new wave of cities hoping to do the same.
    — Oliver Milman, WIRED, 7 Jan. 2023
  • These shifts could also spark a new wave of devices.
    — Arjun Kharpal,kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 19 June 2026
  • Racial gaps narrowed between surges then widened again with each new wave.
    — Carla K. Johnson and Nicky Forster, Anchorage Daily News, 6 May 2022
  • As cedar pollen fades, a new wave of allergens is ready to take its place.
    — Mary Wasson, Austin American Statesman, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Their songs veered from new wave to post-punk, shoegaze and symphonic pop.
    — Andy Meek, Billboard, 17 July 2024
  • So why does there seem to be a new wave of teacher shortage stories?
    — Peter Greene, Forbes, 9 Aug. 2022
  • There are even new waves of tourism going straight to Japan itself.
    — Katrina Samaan, CNN Money, 18 July 2025
  • And a new wave of young buyers is what’s made the difference.
    — Dylan Sloan, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2024
  • Meghan Markle’s trilogy ring sparked a new wave.
    — Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • More rounds of cheers went up as new waves of swimmers splashed into the water.
    — Brooke Jarvis, New York Times, 26 July 2023
  • The new wave of selling may not happen until closer to the end of this year.
    — New York Times, 13 June 2022
  • Now, a quietly cool new wave of hotels is adding fresh appeal.
    — Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Right now, a new wave of food criticism is sweeping the country.
    — Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic, 31 Aug. 2021
  • This new wave of spaces is designed to show off the full range of Dion Lee.
    — José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 12 Dec. 2023
  • Many of us coming out of punk [were] into that kind of new wave post-punk period.
    — David Chiu, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
  • Heritage Month, a new wave of authors is rewriting the script.
    — Christina Fan, CBS News, 14 May 2026
  • Because Kara is a big fan of the ’70s-’80s new wave band.
    — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 22 June 2026
  • Meanwhile, a new wave of digital tools has emerged to help surveil the surveillants.
    — Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Say is part of a new wave of yacht builders making carbon fiber the main attraction in their builds.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 26 Jan. 2026
  • The country in the grip of a new wave, and scientists have said that the country is in its worst state so far.
    — CNN, 13 Apr. 2021
  • Now a new wave of talented young players are set to begin their journeys.
    — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 15 Jan. 2026
  • This is listed as a funk, new wave, dance-rock, post-disco, dance-pop and funk-rock song on Wikipedia.
    — Kris Holt, Forbes, 16 June 2022
  • In a way, the first group of new wave bands that got labelled punk, maybe one out of five were actually punk.
    — Peter Larsen, Daily News, 27 May 2026
  • And many peace accords fall apart quickly and are followed by new waves of violence.
    — Josefina Echavarria Alvarez, The Conversation, 3 Dec. 2025
  • As the mix of reggae and Spanish dancehall music took hold, a new wave emerged.
    — Xavier Lopez, Jordan Gass-Pooré and Eryn Mathewson, CNN, 24 Dec. 2021

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