How to Use sashay in a Sentence

sashay

1 of 2 verb

• The model sashayed down the runway.
• She sashayed into the room.
• The women who sashay through the newsrooms show plenty of leg and spout lots of sass.
  — Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2022
• The skinny crescent of the waning moon sashays with Venus on the morning of May 22, and the moon breezes away May 23.
  — Blaine P. Friedlander Jr., Washington Post, 29 Apr. 2017
• Monique was still in the game as of Episode 5 Thursday night, while Mayhem Miller was asked to sashay away.
  — Cynthia Billhartz Gregorian, kansascity, 20 Apr. 2018
• Who will sashay away and who will live to slay another day?
  — oregonlive, 15 Apr. 2022
• So, who will sashay away and who will live to slay another day?
  — oregonlive, 4 Mar. 2022
• During this final episode, which queens will slay and which will sashay away?
  — oregonlive, 30 Sep. 2022
• Look at Dancing Queen — sashayed away off one show and walked onto my own.
  — Justin Curto, PEOPLE.com, 1 July 2019
• Below, a handful of women and small children sashay across the stage.
  — Jessica Klein, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2019
• Dancers shook leg rattles and women in white skirts and lavender coats twirled and sashayed up the street, the paint on their faces smeared and runny from the rain.
  — Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2019
• In other words, the bridge-and-tunnel crowd will soon be lining up to get in once again, while those in the know will sashay right past the bouncer.
  — Horacio Silva, Town & Country, 3 Dec. 2020
• Cox gave us twirls, sashays, hair flips, and dramatic poses up and down the entire length of the runway.
  — Lauren Alexis Fisher, Harper's BAZAAR, 7 Feb. 2019
• But one star was sadly left all alone when she was asked to sashay away from the competition.
  — Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 2 Sep. 2022
• In the first two episodes, available to watch now on Paramount+, the opulent contestants will try to sashay their way back into the good graces of the judges.
  — oregonlive, 19 May 2022
• She was saved, Jackie being asked by RuPaul to sashay away.
  — Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 26 Aug. 2022
• As a cloudy sky threatened a downpour, the marching band played the school’s fight song, cheerleaders shook pom-poms, and a dance line sashayed.
  — Linda K. Wertheimer, The New Republic, 30 May 2023
• Non-flyers won’t be able to just sashay into the secure side of the airport, however.
  — Harriet Baskas, NBC News, 2 Sep. 2017
• To salesmen everywhere who can’t seem to close the deal with women who sashay in with their own money and are ready to spend it: Get woke, dudes.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 18 May 2018
• True then sashayed the length from the other side of the room toward her mom, with Dream following a beat behind and showing off some dance moves along the way.
  — Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 6 July 2023
• Jenner sashayed toward the camera and ran back to Kim, 42, who jumped into Jenner's arms.
  — Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 23 Feb. 2023
• On a recent, balmy morning, palm trees swayed along the beachfront promenade as gray-haired dancers twirled and sashayed about.
  — Amy Qin, New York Times, 9 Dec. 2017
• Gangnam style, the Harlem Shake, the whip, flossing, and the triangle have all sashayed across social media, leaving how-tos and trend pieces in their wake.
  — Wired, 24 Oct. 2019
• Toward the end of the class, the staffers who had been working at the check-in desk skipped in and sashayed across the studio, wielding flashlights and positive attitudes.
  — Katherine Rosman, New York Times, 8 Aug. 2019
• The show is sashaying back to its home at ABC after being solely available on Disney+ in its 31st season.
  — Mckinley Franklin, Variety, 12 Aug. 2023
• Rapinoe then sashayed in front of the stadium’s north end stands with arms wide in celebration.
  — Jayda Evans, The Seattle Times, 1 July 2017
• Until Swift sashayed into the room, at least: Just to say hi, give a shout out to her dancers (some of whom were in the audience) and thank everyone for coming.
  — Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2023
• See this queen in full body confidence mode and get inspired to sashay around your own space in a similar carefree way at any age.
  — Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 27 May 2021
• In the clip from the original fashion show, Harlow steps in front of Valetta to pose at the end of the runway before sashaying hard to catch up with her and walk side by side to close the show.
  — Emily Kirkpatrick, Peoplemag, 27 Sep. 2023
• Take that advice and mosey inside the dance hall, where music lovers sashay across the floor of a structure built nearly a century ago.
  — Pam Leblanc, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Dec. 2021

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sashay

2 of 2 noun

• Then Joanna did the sashay and shante in front of Alexa’s judgmental eye.
  — Geoffrey A. Fowler, WSJ, 2 Aug. 2017
• Platforms, knee-high boots, booties and daunting stilettos sashay across a scuffed floor.
  — Daniela Franco Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 24 June 2022
• The sashay is also a square dance figure in which the partners take sideways steps to circle each other.
  — John E. McIntyre, baltimoresun.com, 30 Apr. 2018
• Selena Gomez coos about self-care over music that inspires only slight sashays.
  — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 19 Mar. 2020
• The popular Miami Beach bar and restaurant has been the place for glamorous drag queens to sashay and strut their stuff, entertaining patrons and tourists alike on the Ocean Drive strip.
  — Johnny Diaz, Sun-Sentinel.com, 29 June 2017
• There are more than enough nods (and even a sashay) to its predecessor in the sequel that matured fans will love and appreciate — but where does that leave children like mine?
  — Lacey Vorrasi-Banis, EW.com, 20 Nov. 2019
• Before the drag queens sashay between booths belting out Whitney Houston, Hamburger Mary’s is, first and foremost, a burger joint.
  — Amy Lombard, Bon Appetit, 10 July 2017
• Designers have long counted on Campbell to bring their creations to life, her inimitable sashay adding a special touch to countless collections.
  — Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2020
• Our goose can do the aforementioned honk and also waddle — more of a try-not-to-love me sashay, actually — and use a nimble, elongated neck to pry radio wires free or hide under a table.
  — Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2019
• An existing relationship can take an extra steamy turn this week as Venus makes its final sashay across Leo’s fiery constellation.
  — Aliza Kelly Faragher, Allure, 11 Sep. 2017
• Ms. Della Femina, even with her devil-may-care sashay, is organized and responsible.
  — Jane Gordon Julien, New York Times, 16 Dec. 2016
• That’s the playground in which Kate and Marine sashay and pirouette around one another, while navigating their budding sexualities, fleeting romantic interests and respective desires to whisk away the grand prize.
  — Tomris Laffly, Variety, 23 Sep. 2021
• Marine biologist Jacinta Shackleton caught its elegant sashay in action.
  — Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 22 Jan. 2022
• Then Joanna did the sashay and shante in front of Alexa’s judgmental eye.
  — Geoffrey A. Fowler, WSJ, 2 Aug. 2017
• Platforms, knee-high boots, booties and daunting stilettos sashay across a scuffed floor.
  — Daniela Franco Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 24 June 2022
• The sashay is also a square dance figure in which the partners take sideways steps to circle each other.
  — John E. McIntyre, baltimoresun.com, 30 Apr. 2018
• Selena Gomez coos about self-care over music that inspires only slight sashays.
  — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 19 Mar. 2020
• The popular Miami Beach bar and restaurant has been the place for glamorous drag queens to sashay and strut their stuff, entertaining patrons and tourists alike on the Ocean Drive strip.
  — Johnny Diaz, Sun-Sentinel.com, 29 June 2017
• There are more than enough nods (and even a sashay) to its predecessor in the sequel that matured fans will love and appreciate — but where does that leave children like mine?
  — Lacey Vorrasi-Banis, EW.com, 20 Nov. 2019
• Before the drag queens sashay between booths belting out Whitney Houston, Hamburger Mary’s is, first and foremost, a burger joint.
  — Amy Lombard, Bon Appetit, 10 July 2017
• Designers have long counted on Campbell to bring their creations to life, her inimitable sashay adding a special touch to countless collections.
  — Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2020
• Our goose can do the aforementioned honk and also waddle — more of a try-not-to-love me sashay, actually — and use a nimble, elongated neck to pry radio wires free or hide under a table.
  — Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2019
• An existing relationship can take an extra steamy turn this week as Venus makes its final sashay across Leo’s fiery constellation.
  — Aliza Kelly Faragher, Allure, 11 Sep. 2017
• Ms. Della Femina, even with her devil-may-care sashay, is organized and responsible.
  — Jane Gordon Julien, New York Times, 16 Dec. 2016
• That’s the playground in which Kate and Marine sashay and pirouette around one another, while navigating their budding sexualities, fleeting romantic interests and respective desires to whisk away the grand prize.
  — Tomris Laffly, Variety, 23 Sep. 2021
• Marine biologist Jacinta Shackleton caught its elegant sashay in action.
  — Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 22 Jan. 2022

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024