How to Use ragtime in a Sentence

ragtime

noun

• Her fetish for vinyl records ranged from early ragtime blues to rare and obscure rock en español.
  — Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2019
• The ‘Mario Brothers’ soundtrack is filled with ragtime!
  — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
• My work, along all of the other tremendous artists being recognized for ragtime.
  — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 5 May 2026
• Livelier than the jaunty notes of ragtime that bumped the waltz back into the last century.
  — Danielle Parker, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
• What do ragtime and stride piano, two early forms of jazz, have to do with the Cuban rhythm also known as the tango?
  — Brian Seibert, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2018
• Servers in corsets and fishnet stockings roamed the room, passing an old piano that, twice a week, fills the building with ragtime tunes.
  — Dallas News, 1 Apr. 2021
• There’s a little soft-shoe, a little ragtime, with chattering thirds and dotted-rhythm chords over striding bass lines.
  — Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 27 June 2021
• Jazz arose in the earliest years of the 20th century, springing from blues and ragtime.
  — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 May 2026
• Karp was a man of many talents, notably writing mysteries honoring his great love for ragtime music.
  — Adam Woog, The Seattle Times, 1 July 2017
• Aesop’s fable is brought to life in a ragtime musical comedy with a farcical race.
  — Kate Miller, kansascity.com, 7 June 2017
• In fact, scatting as a whole was a Black innovation, as jazz was born from ragtime, spirituals and the blues.
  — Brooklyn White, Essence, 1 July 2021
• Hurt drew inspiration from disparate sources, including ragtime and music from minstrel and medicine shows.
  — Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Feb. 2024
• The duo performs arrangements of classics from the stride piano, ragtime, boogie-woogie and swing era traditions.
  — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 May 2024
• Our people created a world-class culture — the spirituals, the blues, ragtime, jazz, folklore.
  — Greg Braxtonsenior Writer, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2022
• The soundtracks in Mario games often rely on old traditional standards like big band, gypsy jazz and ragtime piano tracks.
  — Gene Park, Washington Post, 12 Nov. 2022
• The quartet can perform a range of music from ragtime to the sounds of a saxophone in the Glenn Miller Orchestra.
  — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2023
• After all, who else in the early 1970s could dress as a revolutionary while playing ragtime?
  — Michael J. Agovino, Esquire, 31 May 2016
• In 1946, Foster introduced modern dance moves to up-tempo styles of music like ragtime and jazz.
  — Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 27 Aug. 2024
• Jenn Rose choreographed lively dance scenes, including the fizzy ragtime number where Castillo eludes Daniels.
  — Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2022
• Inspired by Sousa marches and postbellum dances like the cakewalk, ragtime took off in the 1890s and defined the sound of its era.
  — Aly Eleanor, Pitchfork, 19 Feb. 2026
• His grave in New York City remained unmarked until the ragtime revival of the 1970s.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 29 June 2023
• Livingston’s musical style draws on ragtime, country-blues, swing, vaudeville and Tin Pan Alley.
  — Christina Mayo, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
• Garland looked after her pint-sized co-star, reassuring her about their ragtime duet, Under the Bamboo Tree.
  — Melissa August, Time, 23 Dec. 2022
• Yeston, who also co-wrote Nine and Grand Hotel, melds orchestra depth with touches of ragtime and Irish folk music.
  — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 12 June 2024
• In the past century, the band has gone from 40 young men playing jazz and ragtime tunes to a diverse group of nearly 200 members who play all types of music.
  — Marcella Baietto, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
• Roused by the soldier from unconsciousness, the princess dances in turn to a tango, a waltz and ragtime, each mischievously parodied by Stravinsky.
  — Dallas News, 21 Feb. 2023
• As the original game expanded, so did the sound palate — which went on to include things like classic Joplin-esque ragtime, a barbershop quartet, and even tap dancing.
  — Josh Chesler, SPIN, 15 June 2022
• Part of the university's Public Appearances series, the show features seasonal favorites in a mix of blues, jazz and ragtime.
  — Eric E. Harrison, arkansasonline.com, 11 Dec. 2024
• Father-son duo (Barron and Donald Ryan) performs jazz, ragtime, classical and gospel song arrangements on two grand pianos.
  — Eric E. Harrison, arkansasonline.com, 27 July 2024
• Ferrell speaks — and sings — in her own language, blending country, bluegrass, jazz, pop, old-time, and ragtime, with a stage aesthetic that’s like a hillbilly Moulin Rouge.
  — Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 18 Jan. 2024