dance card

noun

1
: a card listing partners for scheduled dances
2
: a calendar of engagements

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His dance card was continually full, and my chances felt empty. Craig Bartelt, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2025 Lithgow’s dance card is chock full, having just taken a role as Albus Dumbledore in HBO’s upcoming Harry Potter series. Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2025 There’s also better depth in the middle: Four teams in the West grappling for the final playoff spot might all be better than the collection of mediocre teams amid a pillow fight for the last dance card in the East. Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 22 Mar. 2025 After completing a year-long hiatus from acting following his grueling turn as a multiple personality-sufferer in the series The Crowded Room, Holland’s dance card filled up quickly. Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dance card

Word History

First Known Use

1895, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of dance card was in 1895

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“Dance card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dance%20card. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

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