How to Use clubbing in a Sentence

clubbing

noun
  • Suspect in clubbing of two women near Venice canals arrested in San Diego.
    Defne Karabatur, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2024
  • As for the Bearcats, the 38-point clubbing Houston gave them doesn’t mean a lot in the little picture.
    Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 24 Feb. 2021
  • These were some of the obstacles that distanced us from the clubbing scene.
    Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 5 Oct. 2022
  • But the night of dinner and clubbing in Hollywood didn't go as the couple planned.
    Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 14 Sep. 2022
  • Anderson agreed to have one drink, and during the night of wild clubbing that followed, the couple bonded.
    Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 5 Feb. 2022
  • Below, Gerber talks book clubbing and what she's been wearing from home.
    Harper's BAZAAR, 22 Sep. 2020
  • Suvari escaped into the rave scene, late night clubbing and eventually hard drugs to numb the pain.
    Liz McNeil, PEOPLE.com, 21 July 2021
  • Three British teenage girls go on a rite-of-passage holiday, drinking, clubbing, and hooking up in what should be the best summer of their lives.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 6 Dec. 2023
  • Until my concussion gets better, there will be no clubbing for me.
    Chris Schembra, Rolling Stone, 20 Feb. 2024
  • But then came waves of immigrants and young Germans attracted by low rents, a trendy art scene, all-night clubbing and a thriving job market.
    The Economist, 9 Mar. 2021
  • While most Greek islands are all about beach life — from swimming to boating to sunbathing to beach clubbing — Crete offers far more hiking terrain than most Aegean isles.
    Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 30 June 2021
  • Before the pandemic, 45 percent of the gross domestic product in the Balearic Islands, which include Ibiza, came from tourism, for which clubbing is a major draw.
    New York Times, 22 May 2022
  • Activities such as clubbing, takeovers, drag racing, and speed boating are shown.
    Lily Larsen, Washington Examiner, 5 Dec. 2023
  • Influences of Israeli folk dance and clubbing propel the nine dancers to tumble over one another, forming and reforming groups of two, three, and four.
    Catherine Tharin, BostonGlobe.com, 15 July 2023
  • For day four of the bash, Alix was taking her family clubbing in Miami for the first time, with a cute little cocktail hour beforehand.
    Briannah Rivera, Seventeen, 10 May 2023
  • From casting and acting to producing and book clubbing, Lachney is building a résumé to rival any A-list starlet.
    Mekita Rivas, refinery29.com, 10 Nov. 2021
  • There are songs which actually dream about the exact opposite; Two or three other songs are memories of my heyday of clubbing.
    Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2023
  • Stanner’s list includes, among other things, the primal equivalents of karaoke, clubbing, coffee with friends, shopping at the mall and pickup basketball.
    Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 5 Mar. 2024
  • Some, like the paloma with housemade grapefruit soda and a choice of mezcal, tequila or Chacho, and the Lemongrass Mule, where vodka or gin are paired with a house lemongrass syrup and ginger beer, are easy-sipping highballs for clubbing.
    Fritz Hahn, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2024
  • The responses included the use of apps to socialize, visiting local restaurants, and clubbing.
    Niharika Sharma, Quartz, 9 May 2023
  • The program includes dance, text, video and an exploration of culture on dating, clubbing and materialism.
    Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2023
  • Twenty-somethings and other partygoers in recent years have made Halloween into a major clubbing event, with many decked out in costumes.
    Timothy W. Martin, WSJ, 30 Oct. 2022
  • Dueling DJs spin tracks on three channels for a clubbing experience in total silence.
    Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2023
  • Going out clubbing offers an unwinding good time with a lively atmosphere.
    Arizona Republic, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Fulham’s superiority in the Championship this year has a great deal to do with the clubbing in a position to strengthen its squad following relegation from the Premier League.
    Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 17 Apr. 2022
  • The only result apparent so far is a lot of indiscriminate clubbing and shooting by the police and a corresponding increase in murders and crimes of violence.
    Frederick Kaufman, Harper's Magazine, 26 Feb. 2024
  • Festivities consisted of clubbing, dancing and yes, ziplining — and everyone went home with tons of custom merch.
    Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE.com, 8 Nov. 2021
  • For a unique clubbing experience, head to Imagine, a nightclub with several rooms for dancing, all located in an underground cave that frequently holds live shows and theme parties.
    Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 10 June 2022
  • The bulbous clubbing of his fingernail beds could indicate chronic pulmonary disease or possibly lung cancer.
    Danielle Ofri, The New Yorker, 1 Oct. 2020
  • Fans’ increased interest in gaming, streaming and clubbing activities has caused virtual clubs, online events and DJ live sets to grow in popularity.
    Paul Herrera, Rolling Stone, 30 Nov. 2021

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