1
: a lively couple dance of Bohemian origin in duple time with a basic pattern of hop-step-close-step
2
: a lively originally Bohemian dance tune in ²/₄ time
polka
intransitive verb
Examples of polka in a Sentence
The band played a polka.
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What seemed like a shy and reserved audience suddenly transforms as the opening chords of the trotting polka begin.
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Max Saltman, CNN Money, 4 May 2025
The event’s festivities encompass traditional polka music and dancing, a pierogi eating contest, the crowning of Miss Dyngus Day, a street festival, an all-day performance by polka personality, DJ Kishka.
—Michele Herrmann, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
That’s the sound of classical music fans rejoicing as Vienna announces that 2025 will be dedicated to championing 200 years of the waltzes and polkas of its native son Johann Strauss.
—Sarah James, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Nov. 2024
Legacy Hall is celebrating Oktoberfest with beer specials, a stein-holding contest, and live polka and German music.
Noon-10pm Saturday at Legacy Hall's Lexus Box Garden.
—Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 26 Sep. 2024
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Max Saltman, CNN Money, 4 May 2025
The event’s festivities encompass traditional polka music and dancing, a pierogi eating contest, the crowning of Miss Dyngus Day, a street festival, an all-day performance by polka personality, DJ Kishka.
—Michele Herrmann, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
That’s the sound of classical music fans rejoicing as Vienna announces that 2025 will be dedicated to championing 200 years of the waltzes and polkas of its native son Johann Strauss.
—Sarah James, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Nov. 2024
Legacy Hall is celebrating Oktoberfest with beer specials, a stein-holding contest, and live polka and German music.
Noon-10pm Saturday at Legacy Hall's Lexus Box Garden.
—Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 26 Sep. 2024
See All Example Sentences for polka
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“Polka.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/polka. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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