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: the activity of patronizing nightclubs
At three in the morning, it's a different scene: friends coming off a night of clubbing trade stories of their conquests …—
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: the condition of being clubbed
In March, during a life-insurance medical examination, he said, Dr. John C. Greco, a physician in Bridge City, had called to his attention the fact that he had developed finger clubbing.—Paul Brodeur
Paul BrodeurExamples of clubbing in a Sentence
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In 1994, Tonya Harding won the ladies’ U.S. Figure Skating Championship in Detroit, a day after Nancy Kerrigan dropped out because of the clubbing attack that had injured her right knee.
—Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 12 Mar. 2024
The lovers’ celebrations on and off the field dominated headlines, with the Grammy winner finally hard-launching the relationship on social media — in a video of her clubbing with her beau and her folks, Scott and Andrea Swift.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2024
The most ideal clubbing dresses can be found at Superdown.
—Alex Erdekian, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 June 2023
California Suspect in clubbing of two women near Venice canals arrested in San Diego
April 12, 2024
Officers saw Pineda running down Normandie Avenue and tried to arrest her, said Jader Chaves, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles Police Department.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2024
In the United Kingdom, Gou lived with guardians but snuck out to parties, fostering a clubbing habit that matriculated with her into the London College of Fashion.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 25 Apr. 2024
Suspect in clubbing of two women near Venice canals arrested in San Diego.
—Defne Karabatur, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2024
Some, like the paloma with housemade grapefruit soda and a choice of mezcal, tequila or Chacho, and the Lemongrass Mule, where vodka or gin are paired with a house lemongrass syrup and ginger beer, are easy-sipping highballs for clubbing.
—Fritz Hahn, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2024
The only result apparent so far is a lot of indiscriminate clubbing and shooting by the police and a corresponding increase in murders and crimes of violence.
—Frederick Kaufman, Harper's Magazine, 26 Feb. 2024
Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 12 Mar. 2024
The lovers’ celebrations on and off the field dominated headlines, with the Grammy winner finally hard-launching the relationship on social media — in a video of her clubbing with her beau and her folks, Scott and Andrea Swift.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2024
The most ideal clubbing dresses can be found at Superdown.
—Alex Erdekian, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 June 2023
California Suspect in clubbing of two women near Venice canals arrested in San Diego
April 12, 2024
Officers saw Pineda running down Normandie Avenue and tried to arrest her, said Jader Chaves, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles Police Department.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2024
In the United Kingdom, Gou lived with guardians but snuck out to parties, fostering a clubbing habit that matriculated with her into the London College of Fashion.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 25 Apr. 2024
Suspect in clubbing of two women near Venice canals arrested in San Diego.
—Defne Karabatur, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2024
Some, like the paloma with housemade grapefruit soda and a choice of mezcal, tequila or Chacho, and the Lemongrass Mule, where vodka or gin are paired with a house lemongrass syrup and ginger beer, are easy-sipping highballs for clubbing.
—Fritz Hahn, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2024
The only result apparent so far is a lot of indiscriminate clubbing and shooting by the police and a corresponding increase in murders and crimes of violence.
—Frederick Kaufman, Harper's Magazine, 26 Feb. 2024
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“Clubbing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clubbing. Accessed 20 Jun. 2024.
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