punk rock
noun
: rock music marked by extreme and often deliberately offensive expressions of alienation and social discontent
punk rocker
noun
Examples of punk rock in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
When the country’s noblest values are being torn down with a wrecking ball, Gunn is earnestly telling stories that try to build them up, insisting that in a time of rising despair, hope is still punk rock.
—
Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
Yeah, Vomit Face was more directed to hip-hop but with a punk rock edge.
—Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 30 Oct. 2025
There is an enduring punk rock persona too, with some more subversive, feminine details.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2025
We’d been exposed to all kinds of punk rock on a show that aired on WHRB called Record Hospital.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for punk rock
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
Yeah, Vomit Face was more directed to hip-hop but with a punk rock edge.
—Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 30 Oct. 2025
There is an enduring punk rock persona too, with some more subversive, feminine details.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2025
We’d been exposed to all kinds of punk rock on a show that aired on WHRB called Record Hospital.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for punk rock
Cite this Entry
“Punk rock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/punk%20rock. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share