How to Use rocker in a Sentence

rocker

noun
  • The rocker who tops his wish list to share a stage and a scream with is Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl.
    Melinda Newman, Billboard, 15 July 2024
  • The milestone marks the UK rockers’ first video to accomplish the feat.
    Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 24 Apr. 2024
  • The ‘80s rockers quencher is black with neon colors making up the rest of the design.
    Christopher Murray, Fox News, 17 Sep. 2024
  • Sadly, the Nashville alt-rocker isn’t the first AGT alum who has died since their time on the show.
    Glenn Rowley, Billboard, 9 Aug. 2022
  • And then, as if the rockers weren’t enough, the second act: There was a grand piano on the other side of the concourse.
    Robert Klose, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Dec. 2023
  • Who says being a rocker in 2023 doesn’t have its perks?
    David Browne, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2023
  • Think: bright logos, thick rails, flat rocker, and a wide tail.
    Zander Morton, Outside Online, 27 May 2022
  • Osbourne went missing for 24 hours, with the police called to help search for the rocker.
    Marianne Garvey, CNN, 2 Feb. 2023
  • To give the apparel more of a rocker edge, the former The Voice coach walked out in a pair of black leather platform heels.
    Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 6 Apr. 2023
  • The only major caveat to our top pick is the mild rocker and lack of energy on the toe-off.
    Sarah Kester, Travel + Leisure, 30 Jan. 2024
  • The RockaRoo is a rocker with a gliding motion that moves front to back.
    Hamza Shaban, Washington Post, 15 Aug. 2022
  • Every rocker knows the biggest hits are touched by both God and the Devil.
    Rich Cohen, WSJ, 12 Nov. 2022
  • Katy Perry took on the challenge with this rocker luxe look.
    Ann Wang, Seventeen, 9 Nov. 2022
  • The base has an analog knob and power button to control the range of motion of the rocker.
    Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 16 Aug. 2022
  • There was a time when being a rocker or a metalhead in Mexico was a crime in the eyes of the state.
    Alan Hernández Pastén, SPIN, 2 Mar. 2023
  • And finally, Joe, a celebrity rocker, the one who made it.
    Ellen Akins, Washington Post, 29 July 2023
  • When backed by his band, the rocker can put entire crowds under his spell.
    Mike Miller, EW.com, 16 Dec. 2022
  • But who will play Sphere following the famed Irish rockers?
    Eric Renner Brown, Billboard, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Artists including the rocker Neil Young and the singer Joni Mitchell pulled their music from the platform in protest.
    Alyssa Lukpat, WSJ, 30 Nov. 2022
  • The rocker came out three times during the show, joining Heart, Queen and the Foo Fighters for covers of their hits.
    Kate Hogan, Peoplemag, 28 Sep. 2022
  • But the same month the album came out and the indie rocker was getting ready to hit the road, Jordan was grounded again.
    Piet Levy, Journal Sentinel, 3 Sep. 2022
  • The controller includes a zoom rocker and a joystick for pan and tilt control.
    Jim Fisher, PCMAG, 6 Sep. 2022
  • This is a stainless steel hood with two rocker switches.
    Brittany Vanderbill, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 May 2023
  • The Fleetwood Mac rocker owned a waterfront restaurant and bar, Fleetwood’s, that was lost to the flames.
    Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Meanwhile, Lehman leaned on an on-the-nose credits theme from K.Flay and an ear for kick-ass female rockers.
    Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 July 2023
  • Guests are encouraged to linger with a sturdy rocker that matches the two-tone look of the entry.
    Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Jan. 2024
  • The red-and-white color scheme was a perfect match for the rocker, harking back to the iconic visuals of his band the White Stripes.
    Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 15 Mar. 2023
  • The rocker then climbs down to meet them, and the family of three dance along to Slipknot together.
    Emma Aerin Becker, Peoplemag, 14 Aug. 2024
  • Thanks to metal edging and an enhanced rocker on this nimble ski, the downhill was a blast, too.
    Stephanie Pearson, Outside Online, 8 Oct. 2024
  • Fans of the jam rockers never seem to grow tired of buying the latest from the legacy act, and the group’s selling power is crystal clear this week on the Billboard charts.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024

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