How to Use western swing in a Sentence

western swing

noun
  • Win those and the five-game western swing that follows won’t seem nearly as daunting.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 18 Dec. 2022
  • The rally is part of a western swing that includes a Phoenix town hall and several fundraising stops.
    — Claudia Grisales, NPR, 7 June 2024
  • At the time, drummers were a luxury that only successful western swing bands could afford.
    — Randall Roberts, latimes.com, 15 June 2018
  • Their tweaks to the blues ultimately gave rise to bluegrass and western swing, which became country-and-western.
    — Nadra Nittle, Vox, 5 June 2019
  • Old time, gospel, the drive and sophistication of bebop and western swing all get jumbled together.
    — John Adamian, courant.com, 11 Oct. 2019
  • Goran Dragic decided the Miami Heat's three-game western swing was one of those times.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun-Sentinel.com, 17 Mar. 2018
  • The game concluded a two-game homestand for the Pacers, with a challenging four-game western swing to follow.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun-Sentinel.com, 25 Mar. 2018
  • Lovett's own genre-bridging music — which blends elements of jazz, country, western swing, folk, gospel and blues — helps bring people together.
    — Michelle Tauber, PEOPLE.com, 11 May 2022
  • Read full article Biden is on a three-state western swing to convince voters the economy is on strong ground under his stewardship.
    — Hadriana Lowenkron and Justin Sink, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Aug. 2023
  • LeBron James and Anthony Davis on the second night of a back-to-back, at the end of a three-game western swing.
    — Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com, 18 Aug. 2019
  • That sort of approach is compatible with, and perhaps even a defining feature of, being a western swing band, in Benson’s view.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 14 July 2021
  • Known for his blend of traditional country sounds and western swing, the album represented somewhat of a departure for the singer.
    — Chuck Dauphin, Billboard, 15 Sep. 2017
  • Philadelphia begins a western swing Monday that includes matchups with the Dodgers and Giants.
    — Noah Trister, Star Tribune, 14 June 2021
  • However, the event isn’t limited to just the sweet sounds of Texas, which historically consist of country, blues and western swing music.
    — Matt Tighe, Rolling Stone, 8 Mar. 2023
  • The ground-shaking locomotive has already done a western swing through California from its home base in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
    — Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Trump, who spent the weekend campaigning for re-election in Nevada, resumes his western swing after the California stop.
    — David Jackson, USA TODAY, 14 Sep. 2020
  • Back home after that loss, the Nets face the Heat and then immediately head out on a three-game western swing that opens Wednesday in Portland.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2024
  • Guitarist Pete Krebs often accents the mix, dashing one of Portland’s best standing gigs with pedal-steel licks and the motivic rhythm feel of western swing.
    — oregonlive, 30 Dec. 2019
  • Live concerts are returning to North Texas, and options abound this weekend in Irving, from outlaw country to progressive western swing.
    — Sarah Bahari, Dallas News, 29 Apr. 2021
  • There will be ample such opportunity after the turn of the calendar and the completion of the impending five-game western swing, the Heat’s final trip west this season.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 27 Dec. 2022
  • But the most remarkable thing about Asleep at the Wheel might be a musical group identified predominantly with western swing lasting 50 years.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 14 July 2021
  • Nevada Similar to Arizona, Nevada is another western swing state Harris will need to win to secure her first term as president.
    — Mabinty Quarshie, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 3 Aug. 2024
  • Her home state isn’t one of neat lines and concrete divisions; this is the only place in the world where bluegrass, zydeco, Tejano, western swing, and Mexican rancheras all coexist and sometimes even blend.
    — Cat Cardenas, Vogue, 7 May 2026
  • The Heat have both Saturday and Sunday off in the wake of their weeklong western swing, making Monday the next day players, the coaching staff and management will be available for comment.
    — Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com, 9 Nov. 2019
  • That will be the 12th of 22 races on the calendar and will be the middle week on the circuit’s traditional three-week western swing, coming a week after Denver and a week before Seattle.
    — Michael Lerseth, SFChronicle.com, 7 Oct. 2020
  • This time, Carper expanded upon the mid-century country-jazz stylings of Daddy’s Country Gold, incorporating gospel, western swing, and soul.
    — Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 28 Dec. 2022
  • The loss ended the Heat’s western swing at 3-3, with a 3-4 record over the course of the seven-game team suspension of forward Jimmy Butler, which ended with Wednesday night’s game.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Other factors contributed, including the Heat being short on bodies, but the upshot is a 1-2 start on this five-game western swing, despite 32 points from Heat center Bam Adebayo.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Before the loss to the Blazers that dropped the Heat to 1-2 on this five-game western swing and 23-22 overall, the Heat announced that Ware had been sent back to Miami for treatment on his strained right hamstring.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2026
  • The drudgery is real, even at this income tier, as the Miami Heat wind their way though this western swing of five games in seven nights, including Thursday night’s matchup against the Portland Trail Blazers at Moda Center.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2026

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