How to Use Kabuki in a Sentence

Kabuki

noun
  • Backstage, Ripley got in a shouting match with the Kabuki Warriors as Iyo angrily stormed out.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Backstage, Iyo Sky had another pre-match conversation with the Kabuki Warriors.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Making his first foray into contemporary television drama, Ichikawa has already established himself as a rising talent in traditional Kabuki theater, an art form recognized by UNESCO.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 Aug. 2025
  • His 2025 film, Kokuho, set in the world of Kabuki, world premiered in the Cannes Directors’ Fortnight and became a box office phenomenon in Japan, breaking records for live-action admissions and surpassing 10 billion yen in ticket sales.
    Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
  • CrossPoint Church will have a blood drive on August 12 in memory of Sterling Raspe who was born with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS) and Kabuki Syndrome and was once saved by a transfusion, proving that every donation matters.
    Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025

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