waltz - use in sentences

Object

  • round: He did manage several strong breaks through the middle, waltzing round his markers like the next rugby contestant in Strictly Come Dancing.

Converse of object

  • dance: Now it was England's turn to dance a morbid waltz with the fates.
  • play: I ain't got no excuses, I just want to play The good old country waltz.
  • include: The ten rhythms ( including waltz, ballad, rock, Latin ) can be combined to create more variety.

Adjective modifier

  • Viennese: At one moment he burst into song, was it a Viennese waltz or Waltzing Matilda?
  • slow: The first was the Boston, a slower waltz with long gliding steps.
  • last: I'd hoped John would save the last waltz for me.
  • old: I ain't got no excuses, I just want to play The good old country waltz.

Modifies a noun

  • rhythm: Judy Tutor Script Judy " OK, who'd like to play a waltz rhythm first?
  • hold: Partners meet back in place and take waltz hold.
  • time: Remembering their youthful attempts at playing songs in waltz time, McLennan can't suppress a laugh.

Modifying Another Word

  • then: Both side couples then waltz back to place ( 4 bars ).
  • just: In diving, I really enjoy the fact that I can just waltz along the path the GUE people have laid down.

Followed by an intransitive particle

  • through: We all just waltzed through without a second thought, it was quite weird.
  • around: She can waltz around like a diva all day long, without this hair towel falling off. £ 15.99.
  • off: If they waltz off with a bit of your pension, you can't say you haven't been warned.

Followed by a transitive particle

  • down: Did the crowd follow him as he waltzed down the road home in the joy of the Lord, to the glory of God?

Adjective complement

  • past: Second seed John White waltzed past Scott Fitzgerald 3/0 to set up a meeting with Tim Garner, who defeated Jonathon Kemp 3/1.

Noun used with modifier

  • jazz: These new Waltz soloists generate professional, innovative solos for the most sophisticated jazz waltzes.
  • country: I ain't got no excuses, I just want to play The good old country waltz.

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