How to Use disco in a Sentence

disco

noun
  • The ’70s brought John Travolta and disco shirts open to the navel.
    Kevin Fisher-Paulson, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Mar. 2023
  • Well, maybe try the upbeat new disco version of the song.
    Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2023
  • The reflection of the disco ball flickered off the wall as wind chimes played.
    Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 30 Jan. 2024
  • There was a lot of stuff going on, and the disco thing was getting stronger and stronger.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 12 Apr. 2023
  • Here Lies Love is ready to shake up Broadway — to a disco beat.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 17 June 2023
  • Her gold dress refracts the light over the entire room like a disco ball.
    Jason Sheeler, Peoplemag, 4 Dec. 2023
  • Rinks thrived with the disco boom, birthing Roller Disco, and rode the coattails of hip-hop’s rise.
    Amanda Alcántara, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2023
  • Sell out by trying to jump on the disco bandwagon in the late 1970s.
    Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2023
  • Cue the music and drop the disco ball for this throwback event in Spenard.
    Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News, 20 July 2023
  • My friend Ben chewed pink gum under the disco ball and timed his bubble to burst with the beat drop.
    Geoffrey Mak, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2023
  • But when the pandemic called off the circus and burned the disco down, Lover Fest was caught in the crossfire.
    Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2023
  • And this cherry disco ball decor piece takes the disco ball trend to the next level.
    Taylor Gumm, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2024
  • There wasn’t a disco ball spinning from the ceiling or sleek dance floors.
    Cecilia Lei, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Mar. 2023
  • Inside the disco, the dance floor was filled with guests of all ages from beginning to end.
    Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 8 Nov. 2023
  • Or: LaQuan Smith who put a disco spin on the look with black mini dresses.
    Frances Solá-Santiago, refinery29.com, 15 Mar. 2023
  • The roller rink—with a disco ball hanging above—overlooks the sea and has a light-up floor and DJ booth ready for guests to dance the night away.
    Byeleanor Pringle, Fortune, 27 June 2023
  • Then a couple just fun unique touches, like gold disco balls over the dance floor.
    Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 3 Oct. 2023
  • The dedicated teens’ club has video games, a disco floor, karaoke and a spot for fun drinks and snacks.
    Karen Cicero, Good Housekeeping, 25 May 2023
  • It's got the pearls, ruffles, and bows of the coquette aesthetic; the seashells and low-rise skirts of the Y2K revival; and the sequin from the 70s disco craze.
    Sarah Maberry, seventeen.com, 8 Apr. 2023
  • Rome reached for the shiny trophy, becoming entranced by the disco ball's lights in the sun in the last photo.
    Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 11 Jan. 2024
  • Gold, orange, purple, and red disco tiles all match the changing shades of the season.
    Claire Hoppe, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Oct. 2023
  • Disco Queen In 1980, Ross made the pivot, like so many other artists, to embrace the disco era.
    Andrea Wurzburger, Peoplemag, 26 Mar. 2024
  • Who needs more when your look doubles as a disco ball, after all?
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 2 July 2023
  • Showrooms across the globe play host to first dates, birthday parties, epic games, disco naps and an eye-rolling amount of pranks.
    Mariella Rudi, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2023
  • Rome reaches for the shiny trophy, becoming entranced by the disco ball's lights in the sun in the last photo.
    Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 7 Dec. 2023
  • The dress, Lynch recalls, looked like a sparkly purple disco ball.
    Cathy Alter, Washington Post, 16 Aug. 2023
  • The look of Voltaire matches your dreamy disco aesthetic.
    Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Mar. 2024
  • DJs blast pop remixes while the city’s in-crowd moves to the beat on a light-up dance floor with disco balls shimmering overhead.
    Peter Schlesinger, Travel + Leisure, 29 Apr. 2023
  • Picture a lot of spandex, disco ball helmets and capes.
    Lisa Lucas, Washington Post, 27 Feb. 2024
  • Some unique backdrop items include a large disco ball that once hung from the window of a jewelry store that closed on Fourth Street in the 1990s.
    Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 28 Mar. 2024

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