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Recent Examples of hoedownIn reality, Beyoncé crafted the album with so much verve that there really isn’t a way for Cowboy Carter to not be the ultimate hoedown.—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 3 Feb. 2025 An epic hoedown commenced, complete with line dancing where Blue Ivy joined in for the finale.—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 25 Dec. 2024 There’s one particular moment, when Kristen Wiig does this little hoedown in the middle of the sketch while a banjo plays.—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024 Bridging the hoedown and the ballroom, Beyoncé alternates between angelic croons and fierce commands over a thumping bassline and a springy acoustic guitar.—Stephen Kearse, TIME, 9 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for hoedown
The arrival carpet for the annual soiree included a bevy of formal designer pieces from the likes of Norma Kamali to Atelier Versace.
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Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
6 Oct. 2025
While the space opened earlier in the summer, Shanker, Nordstrom's Fashion Director Rickie De Sole, and investor, entrepreneur, and philanthropist Carmen Busquets hosted a fashion week soiree that had the first-floor emporium rocking with more than just gemstones.
In one corner was Chappell Roan, the singular superstar who had been dazzling huge festival crowds for months; in the other was Sabrina Carpenter, the former Disney Channel personality with multiple ubiquitous radio smashes.
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Jason Lipshutz,
Billboard,
2 Oct. 2025
There are multiple religious and cultural holidays and festivals in October.
The Wranglers Sq6uare Dance Club is starting a new learn to square dance class.
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Ramona Sentinel,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Sep. 2025
Kickoff events started Thursday at 7 p.m. with a formal presentation of the queen and foreman at Ed Landreth Auditorium, followed by a musical variety show and square dance.
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Matt Leclercq,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Aug. 2025
Four innings before the Jays finished Saturday’s 10-1 blowout win over the New York Yankees, snatching a series-opening victory in the American League Division Series, Gausman was relegated to spectator.
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Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
And results have largely been mixed since Carson Wentz has taken over as the starter, winning a 48-10 blowout over the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 3 and then losing a tight game in Ireland against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Blades, who missed the Delaware game due to a foot injury, could be crucial in checking star UConn wide receiver Skyler Bell, who leads the nation in receptions.
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Walter Villa,
Miami Herald,
2 Oct. 2025
Through four games, the true freshman has just four receptions for 51 yards.
Other clients on its books include Love Island contestants Laura Anderson and Liberty Pool, TikTok dance stars The Gardiner Brothers, and Kieron Conway, a Commonwealth champion boxer signed to Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing.
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Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
3 Oct. 2025
Since signing to Matador, the band has sharpened its sound into a quirky, exhilarated alt-pop, too uncanny to be dance-punk and too lively to be slacker rock.
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