Examples of uke in a Sentence

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Perhaps the uke community has an America First contingent made up of ukulele isolationists. Jody Mamone, Hartford Courant, 20 May 2025 Then, lulled by the sound of a uke, a luau reeled me in. New York Times Games, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025 Torstenson says the 14-instrument (counting the uke) theft is the most significant Fret Shop’s endured in recent memory. Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 6 July 2022 The uke gave him a fresh outlet with which to explore these ideas. Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 27 Dec. 2021

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First Known Use

1921, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of uke was in 1921

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“Uke.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uke. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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uke

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