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Recent Examples of jitterbugFranzke, who loved to jitterbug as a kid, served in the Navy from 1943 to 1945, flying Grumman TBF Avenger torpedo bombers off the carrier USS Saginaw Bay in the Pacific.—Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 6 Apr. 2020 Patti jitterbugging to a Les Paul and Mary Ford record.—Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2020 Against these, Davis superimposes the bright, almost jitterbugging mosaic pattern on the mother’s spandex pants.—Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 30 Jan. 2020 Bush caught a screen pass and jitterbugged past a diving tackler and exploded into the open field.—Zach Helfand, latimes.com, 13 Sep. 2017 See all Example Sentences for jitterbug
Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars 'Die with a Smile'
There is talent, and then there is Lady Gaga bopping into Bruno Mars’ studio at his invite and writing and recording a song the same day.
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Melissa Ruggieri,
USA TODAY,
19 Dec. 2024
Landman really benefits from Thornton being a pleasure to watch bop around, look sweaty, rant about the state of America, and generally express a state of existential exhaustion.
Amy Jade Winehouse could have been any young woman growing up in 1990s London — palling around with her mates, sneaking lagers, shagging dudes, getting into trouble, getting her nose pierced, and getting expelled from drama school for it.
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David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
14 May 2024
From washable options to shag rugs, these will transform your sleeping space.
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Alida Nugent,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 Feb. 2024
As he’s been awaiting trial in Charlotte since his arrest in 2012 on a first-degree murder charge, Perkins has been shuffled between the Mecklenburg County jail, Broughton Hospital, Central Prison, and Central Regional Hospital dozens of times.
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Kallie Cox,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Jan. 2025
His defensive concentration — happy to shuffle players out wide and contain them in one-v-one duels — makes Reis an interesting potential option as a right-back for Guardiola, who often opts for four centre-backs across the defence.
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