How to Use soca in a Sentence

soca

noun
  • Those words from one of my favorite soca songs have often been on my mind this year.
    — Melissa Noel, Essence, 8 Sep. 2023
  • And, of course, the reggae, dancehall and soca stars onstage.
    — Rod Stafford Hagwood, sun-sentinel.com, 19 Aug. 2021
  • In the park, women were pumping their fists to the rhythm of soca music and pulling their knees up to their stomachs.
    — Ferguson Bernard, The New Yorker, 12 Sep. 2019
  • There will be live performances of reggae, soca, and world music.
    — Ann Trieger Kurland, BostonGlobe.com, 27 June 2023
  • Montano’s new project arrives just two months into what’s already been a banner year for the soca icon.
    — Kyle Denis, Billboard, 25 Feb. 2025
  • Grab your friends and swimwear and get ready to dance while in the water to top soca performers and DJs.
    — Bermuda Tourism Authority, AFAR Media, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Catch a stunning sunrise with soca beats in the background at Barr’s Bay Park.
    — Bermuda Tourism Authority, AFAR Media, 30 Jan. 2026
  • As the sun dipped below the skyline, the park transformed into a pulsating hub of soca fervor.
    — Melissa Noel, Essence, 11 July 2024
  • Full body workout to Afro-Caribbean, dancehall, soca and hip hop beats.
    — Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 24 July 2022
  • Flags waved high, soca filled the air and waistlines wined well into the night, proving once again that nobody fetes like Brooklyn.
    — Danielle Pointdujour, Essence, 3 Sep. 2019
  • There also will be DJ music every night spinning reggae, soca and afrobeats.
    — Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 1 Feb. 2024
  • During the foam party the lifeguards were feeling the soca; at concerts the bartenders had an extra semi-wine in their step.
    — Baz Dreisinger, Forbes, 15 July 2022
  • There was soca music blended with classic hip-hop from the East Coast and the Dirty South.
    — Melissa Noel, Essence, 21 July 2023
  • These are the key ingredients to life here and, just like the local music genre soca, there's an inherently jovial rhythm to it all.
    — Dominic Kocur, theweek, 22 Jan. 2024
  • For me, the road has consistently served as a source of escapism and pure joy, where hearing the sweet sounds of soca music resonates deep within.
    — Wanna Thompson, refinery29.com, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Drama about an aspiring soca dancer from Trinidad and Tobago.
    — Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2021
  • The band plays a mixture of reggae, soca/calypso, beach music and their own originals, officials said.
    — Beacon-News Staff, Chicago Tribune, 3 July 2023
  • It's basically created its own sub-genre of music — dancehall/soca/rock — that needs to be a thing, like, yesterday.
    — Noelle Devoe, Seventeen, 11 Jan. 2016
  • Dancehall is at the forefront of all events while including elements of popular music genres such as pop, house, hip hop, rap and soca.
    — Roger Sands, Forbes, 5 May 2023
  • Related Machel Montano received a lifetime achievement award and also won male artist of the year (soca).
    — Paul Grein, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2023
  • Carnival, soca, and the first woman of color to win Miss Universe all come out of T&T.
    — Metanoya Z. Webb, Travel + Leisure, 27 May 2021
  • Check out live entertainment, including gombey dancers and soca musicians.
    — Bermuda Tourism Authority, AFAR Media, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Their call-and-response structure also helps play up their complementary tones while remaining true to the anthemic nature of power soca.
    — Kyle Denis, Billboard, 2 May 2024
  • What makes this carnival so special is not just the soca vibes, but the infusion of reggae and rasta culture into the road march experience.
    — Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 23 Jan. 2020
  • But the event is still big business, and an important way in which the island nation exports its culture elsewhere; notably, through its fast-moving soca music.
    — Car Drakes, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Feb. 2021
  • Watch Machel Montano make soca music history at Tiny Desk below.
    — Kyle Denis, Billboard, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Crafty TikTok-ers layered Tinashe’s new single on top of a video of a dancer named Nate thrusting and grinding in a soca dance class.
    — Scottie Andrew, CNN, 21 June 2024
  • The tropical sounds were born on the island, and though the music has given way to the more spirited soca—which channels soul and funk—steelpan can still be heard throughout the festival.
    — Tara Donaldson, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Feb. 2017
  • The Merry Gentlemen bring the sounds of soca, calypso and reggae, blending steel drums and ukuleles with unique twists on holiday hits.
    — Luann Gibbs, Cincinnati.com, 16 Dec. 2019
  • Like any great soca artist, Lyrikal is a master at pacing, always allowing the verses enough breathing room to stretch out the song’s ascent into a bombastic chorus.
    — Kyle Denis, Billboard, 31 Jan. 2025

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