How to Use haka in a Sentence

haka

noun

• Each battalion in the New Zealand Army has its own haka, with its own words that the soldiers hiss and bellow.
  — Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 26 Dec. 2022
• When New Zealand soldiers are killed overseas, their units welcome home their caskets with a haka—the ceremonial Maori dance.
  — Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 26 Dec. 2022
• On Queen Street in Auckland, a group of protesters performed a haka, the traditional Maori ceremonial dance.
  — Billy Perrigo, Time, 1 June 2020
• The haka is a ceremonial dance with roots in the Maori history of New Zealand, and the bellowing roars and powerful moves are traditionally used to display strength and unity.
  — Lindsay Kimble, PEOPLE.com, 31 July 2021
• All eyes were forward as the players participated in a traditional haka, a ceremonial dance used in many Polynesian cultures to prepare warriors for battle.
  — Matt Murschel, orlandosentinel.com, 12 Jan. 2022