How to Use karaoke in a Sentence

karaoke

noun
Definition of karaokenext
  • That bar has karaoke on Saturday night.
  • What’s the best Broadway show tune to sing for karaoke?
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 23 Sep. 2021
  • As if that weren't enough, there was karaoke, just like at the party in the movie.
    — Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 14 May 2024
  • There's even a karaoke setup at the pub for more late-night fun.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2023
  • When the weather’s bad, the karaoke system comes to the rescue.
    — Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 20 May 2022
  • There was a lot of improv in that too, like Nate's karaoke.
    — Chancellor Agard, EW.com, 28 Oct. 2021
  • In fact, the decline of karaoke machine sales aligns with the rise of smartphones and tablets in the late 2000s.
    — Adario Strange, Quartz, 19 Nov. 2021
  • Throw on karaoke versions of songs on YouTube at home and let your singing skills shine.
    — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 9 Feb. 2023
  • Line dancing, karaoke, bull rides and hourly ghost tours.
    — Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 27 Dec. 2021
  • Here, there are showers and tents and a karaoke machine.
    — Sara Lieberman, Travel + Leisure, 1 Mar. 2022
  • The search for answers played out in a Rowland Heights home, in a room the owners use for karaoke.
    — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2023
  • A lot of the older karaoke singers around the Bay have disappeared, says Miyamori.
    — John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 6 May 2024
  • Even a Grammy-winning karaoke queen has bad days at the mic.
    — Shania Russell, EW.com, 6 June 2024
  • To my ears, Jolie sounds fantastic, the kind of voice that would knock ’em dead on karaoke night.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2024
  • That’s when the host suddenly pulled out a karaoke machine and fired it up.
    — Amy Dickinson, Sun Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2024
  • That's when the host suddenly pulled out a karaoke machine and fired it up.
    — Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2024
  • Choosing the perfect karaoke song is a mix of art and science.
    — Ada Tsengassistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2022
  • What Happens Live, where she was asked what her top karaoke pick is.
    — Ashley Iasimone, Billboard, 20 Dec. 2022
  • Your teen won’t mind singing with you either on this karaoke set that’s 40% off right now.
    — Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 8 Oct. 2024
  • The event was complete with a stage and a disco ball — where Hilton hosted karaoke.
    — Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 20 Feb. 2023
  • Across the street, the old Kapow and its sister bar-restaurant next door, The Dubliner, did their share of karaoke nights.
    — Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 15 Sep. 2022
  • For a low-key version, buy your own karaoke machine for home.
    — Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping, 29 Mar. 2023
  • But first, the trio go out for drunken karaoke, setting do-gooding aside for a night on the town.
    — Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 4 Sep. 2021
  • The karaoke host is none other than old-school hip-hop legend Kool Moe Dee.
    — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2023
  • The track also comes in at No. 8 for karaoke and No. 38 for radio airplay.
    — Billboard Japan, Billboard, 7 Dec. 2023
  • The bar serves beer and cocktails, and the venue hosts regular live music and karaoke events.
    — The Courier-Journal, 18 July 2022
  • Go for the food, ambience and service, stay for karaoke.
    — Rose Bruno Bailey, Chron, 2 Sep. 2021
  • Their eyes first meet, briefly but intensely, at a karaoke bar.
    — Esther Zuckerman, New York Times, 26 Nov. 2023
  • The gossip about the eight people began filtering through the karaoke bar and in the Dawn’s five restaurants.
    — Bridget Read, Curbed, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Even today, John’s songs are inescapable—they’re at every party, in every restaurant, in every airport, on every hold for an agent, at every karaoke night.
    — Belinda Luscombe, TIME, 11 Dec. 2024

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