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western swing
noun
: swing music played typically on country-music instruments (such as guitar, fiddle, or steel guitar)
Examples of western swing in a Sentence
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Matthews and Mitch Marner combined for another highlight-reel goal, Nicholas Robertson tallied in the second period and Jake McCabe added an empty-net goal with 20 seconds left as Toronto closed out its western swing with a victory.
—Tim Booth, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2024
Back home after that loss, the Nets face the Heat and then immediately head out on a three-game western swing that opens Wednesday in Portland.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2024
There will be ample such opportunity after the turn of the calendar and the completion of the impending five-game western swing, the Heat’s final trip west this season.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 27 Dec. 2022
Read full article Biden is on a three-state western swing to convince voters the economy is on strong ground under his stewardship.
—Hadriana Lowenkron and Justin Sink, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Aug. 2023
More than two decades later, as the Heat prepared to open their five-game western swing with Friday night’s game against the Denver Nuggets, Duncan Robinson stood with 804 in 264 games with the team.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 30 Dec. 2022
Rumors and intrigue surround the couple: Eve left behind an itinerant life riding the rails and singing in a western swing band.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 21 Mar. 2023
In the wake of the Knicks’ 112-105 home loss to the Charlotte Hornets, the possibility of a Heat fight to the finish with New York could come down to how the Knicks fare on their four-game western swing that opens Thursday against the Sacramento Kings.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2023
However, the event isn’t limited to just the sweet sounds of Texas, which historically consist of country, blues and western swing music.
—Matt Tighe, Rolling Stone, 8 Mar. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1940, in the meaning defined above
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“Western swing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/western%20swing. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.
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