alt-rocker noun

Examples of alt-rock in a Sentence

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The new alt-rock aculiferans reveal the hidden diversity of their group in the distant past and raise questions about why their descendants make up such a small part of the mollusk class today. Kate Golembiewski, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025 Listeners will want to take note of indie alt-rock trio The Perfect Storm, who are gearing up to share new material that highlights their emotional depth and musical versatility. Spin Contributor, SPIN, 7 Jan. 2025 One of Nashville's secret alt-rock weapons, BabyJake, talks 'Beautiful Blue Collar Boy' — Audrey Gibbs Teddy Swims / Jessie Murph / MGK Pop stars making country music will again impact Nashville in 2025. Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 29 Dec. 2024 There have been a handful of new and exciting pop acts over the past few decades that have garnered the kind of near-instant celebrity Roan has managed this year, but none have cracked my cold, angry, alt-rock exterior. Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for alt-rock 

Word History

Etymology

by shortening

First Known Use

1982, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of alt-rock was in 1982

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“Alt-rock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alt-rock. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.

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