How to Use bluegrass in a Sentence

bluegrass

noun
  • Rich Strike is resting now on a farm in the bluegrass, just being a horse.
    Joe Drape, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2022
  • Walsh was a proud veteran, a fan of bluegrass and Prince, a lover of dogs and travel.
    Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2023
  • As long as there’s bluegrass, the spirit and impact of J.D. Crowe will always live on.
    NBC News, 25 Dec. 2021
  • He's been a 'Led Head' from day one and also loves bluegrass and big-band music.
    Nicole Briese, Peoplemag, 11 Jan. 2024
  • He's been a ‘Led Head’ from day one and also loves bluegrass and big-band music.
    Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 15 Mar. 2023
  • The live music onstage will be eclectic as in folk, jazz and bluegrass.
    David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Jan. 2024
  • What to expect: Live music from artists who play folk, bluegrass, blues, jazz, gospel and more.
    Mary Colurso | McOlurso@al.com, al, 6 May 2023
  • From bluegrass to country and pop to rock ‘n’ roll, Dolly has contributed and helped to shape the sound, look and style of them all.
    Storme Warren, Variety, 4 Nov. 2022
  • This is not the Thile who can make Bach arresting on the mandolin but rather turns more to his, and the mandolin’s, bluegrass roots as well as jazz.
    Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Bison Ranch, is a weekend of folk fun and bluegrass music.
    Naomi Stock, Anchorage Daily News, 26 May 2022
  • The first generation [of bluegrass] has been wiped out.
    Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2023
  • The folk and bluegrass ensemble Trampled by Turtles plays 2:15 to 3 p.m. on the Seaside Stage.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 29 Aug. 2022
  • In a bluegrass song by Gillian Welch, a woman, Miss Ohio, drives down the highway, the ragtop of her convertible down.
    Tim McDonnell, Quartz, 18 Feb. 2022
  • To a time when his mom would host bluegrass parties as an excuse to listen to music.
    Keith Bierygolick, The Enquirer, 24 Mar. 2022
  • And best of all, the musicians bring the bluegrass score to beautiful life with nuance and polished flair.
    Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2023
  • In an effort to lighten the mood, Collins, who plays the guitar, asked to join the bluegrass outfit performing at the party.
    Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2023
  • The siblings first made their name as two-thirds of Nickel Creek, joining Chris Thile in what turned out to be a mainstream bluegrass band.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 20 Aug. 2022
  • Aleah was a lover of music, enjoying the genres of bluegrass, grateful dead, and punk-folk.
    Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 7 Apr. 2023
  • The band, whose music blends elements of bluegrass, folk and rock, also starts at No. 32 on Emerging Artists.
    Xander Zellner, Billboard, 13 Mar. 2024
  • The group gained steam around the state, showcasing a bluegrass tone and skillset elevated by Lou’s songbird voice.
    Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 8 Dec. 2023
  • From the start, the men wanted Nudie suits; Parsons was a country fan and Hillman had seen them up close when his pre-Byrds bluegrass band shared bills with country acts.
    David Browne, Rolling Stone, 20 July 2023
  • From there, the evening honored artists in a range of styles, including gospel, folk, country, bluegrass, soul, rap, pop and Spanish-language.
    Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 21 Oct. 2022
  • Are the tools different for playing bluegrass than for country or rock or anything else?
    Gary Graff, cleveland, 23 Dec. 2021
  • Deep inside every hard-hitting Pearl Jam grunge-a-palooza lurks a bluegrass hoedown dying to do-si-do.
    Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 12 May 2023
  • The bluegrass singer-guitarist made the announcement via an Instagram message to fans.
    Jon Freeman, Rolling Stone, 26 Dec. 2021
  • There are likely millions of annual bluegrass seeds in your soil.
    oregonlive, 26 Jan. 2023
  • There’s a lot of wondrous genre-blending on Connecticut stages coming up — bands that mix punk with psychedelia, or bluegrass with jazz, or folk with funk.
    Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 18 Mar. 2022
  • Influenced by bluegrass, folk, gospel, blues and Southern rock, as well as country.
    Mary Colurso | McOlurso@al.com, al, 28 July 2022
  • Fleck isn’t the only artist whose fame transcends bluegrass to be nominated this year.
    Paul Grein, Billboard, 26 July 2022
  • Pre-emergent weed control can also be used on the lawn to control annual bluegrass and rye grass.
    Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 1 Oct. 2022

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