How to Use dance in a Sentence

dance

1 of 2 verb
  • He danced her across the floor.
  • I like the song but it's really hard to dance to.
  • She has always loved to dance.
  • He never learned how to dance.
  • She's a great actress, and she can dance and sing, too.
  • She dances with a famous ballet company.
  • Eat, drink and dance to the new tunes.
    Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The crowd clapped and danced to the rhythm.
    Mariana Navarrete Villegas, Hartford Courant, 30 Jan. 2026
  • The guards gave her a piece of bread to dance for them.
    Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Adults waved their hands in the air and danced on one and three.
    Heather Bushman, The Indianapolis Star, 18 June 2023
  • And there was nobody to dance with.
    Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025
  • There is more room to dance than usual.
    Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Who would dance with her today?
    Literary Hub, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Why do leprechauns love to dance?
    Nicole Harris, Parents, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Students danced one beat at a time.
    Leondra Head, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
  • In one clip, the pair can be seen dancing.
    Glamour, 2 Jan. 2026
  • Wendy loves to dance and wants to be a teacher.
    Heide Janssen, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Of course there would be dancing.
    Natalia Favre, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Even her mom, Tish, couldn’t help but dance along.
    Lyndsey Havens, Billboard, 24 Mar. 2026
  • That’s a fact worth dancing over.
    Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2026
  • People just want to dance and be with their friends.
    Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026
  • Leo was dancing with her in his arms and canoodling.
    Grace Gavilanes, PEOPLE, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Cats dancing on their hind legs dressed in streetwear.
    Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
  • One minute, his fingers danced on his smart phone.
    Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Students sang along and danced.
    Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Write, paint, dance your feelings out.
    Usa Today, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Go out there, dance this summer, and have the best time.
    Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 12 June 2026
  • The warm months lend ease to dance popping up all over the city.
    Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026
  • The pieces on the board seemed to dance and blur before his eyes.
    Ben Mezrich, Vanity Fair, 6 Apr. 2026
  • That will be Ibrahim dancing, no doubt.
    Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025

dance

2 of 2 noun
  • The only dance he knows how to do is the twist.
  • He stopped right in the middle of the dance to tie his shoe.
  • How about one more dance?
  • They can do all the popular dances.
  • He did a celebration dance in the end zone after scoring the touchdown.
  • She studied dance in college.
  • Just now time for the big dance.
    Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2026
  • Doechii brings a fan on stage and dances with them.
    Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
  • But a dance can last only so long.
    Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
  • The school even offers a dance team.
    Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2026
  • Where did your love for dance begin?
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 31 Oct. 2025
  • The school dance had been postponed.
    Anna Wiener, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
  • Just how many dragons are at this dance?
    Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
  • The costumes are what bring the dances to life.
    Iris Sanchez, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
  • She's not getting taught the base of the dance.
    Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
  • She's not getting taught the base of the dance.
    Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
  • There’s a way to do it where the whole thing can feel like a dance.
    Antonio Ferme, Variety, 24 Jan. 2026
  • At one moment, the two share a dance break.
    Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 29 Aug. 2025
  • So, anybody can get up there and just dance?
    Frank Digiacomo, Billboard, 3 Nov. 2025
  • But gasoline’s role in this dance is on the wane.
    Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Kesha isn't just here to dance, folks.
    Edward Segarra, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026
  • That’s adorable, and also my fav part of the dance!
    Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
  • That’s adorable, and also my fav part of the dance!
    Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
  • There is no better dance than the one that comes from the heart.
    Jason Lamphier, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Feb. 2026
  • There is no better dance than the one that comes from the heart.
    Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026
  • There had been a theft of cash raised by students on the dance team.
    Marcelena Spencer, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
  • My dream was to be on Broadway and sing and dance.
    Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Yet the show goes on, from their tacky dance number to the limo ride home.
    Judy Berman, Time, 27 May 2026
  • Find an epic dance party at the finish line.
    Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 Feb. 2026
  • What is this dance doing for the story?
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2026

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