Verb The model sashayed down the runway. She sashayed into the room. Noun just a little weekend sashay we took to get away from it all

Recent Examples on the Web: Verb

Priyanka's Canadian bacon hasn't even finished sizzling, but another crop of fabulous Drag Race queens is already primed to sashay to the global stage. Joey Nolfi, EW.com, "Meet the flying Dutchwomen of RuPaul's Drag Race Holland season 1," 7 Sep. 2020

During the show, the models sashayed down the screen with their outfits draped on their headless, three-dimensional bodies. Aisha Salaudeen, CNN, "Fashion designer showcases the future of the runway with 3D models," 25 May 2020

Between two rows of Lucite chairs and tables set on Neiman Marcus' second-floor, larger-than-life ballgowns sashay down the runway. Amber Elliott, Houston Chronicle, "Zac Posen visits Houston for an early birthday lunch hosted by Kristina Somerville at Neiman Marcus," 23 Oct. 2019

RuPaul is sashaying back into the world of scripted television in the first teaser for his upcoming Netflix series AJ and the Queen. Joey Nolfi, EW.com, "RuPaul glistens as Ruby Red in first look at AJ and the Queen Netflix series," 19 Nov. 2019

But it’s choreographer Jessica Redish who supplies the show’s crucial aesthetic touches, filling the competitors’ onstage sequences with leaps, sashays, punk tantrums and tango pivots. Celia Wren, Washington Post, "In ‘Airness,’ the axes are invisible but the play is loud," 19 Nov. 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, "Skulls, masks and dancers as Mexico fetes Day of the Dead," 2 Nov. 2019

Below, a handful of women and small children sashay across the stage. Jessica Klein, Fortune, "As ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Expands to the U.K., DragCon Shines Light on Its Mainstream Success," 24 Sep. 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, "They Paid $42 for a SoulCycle Ride, Not for Trump," 8 Aug. 2019

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun

Selena Gomez coos about self-care over music that inspires only slight sashays. Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, "Pop Music’s Version of Life Doesn’t Exist Anymore," 19 Mar. 2020

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, "What parents should know before taking their kids to see Frozen 2: Opinion," 20 Nov. 2019

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, "What to play: ‘Untitled Goose Game’ gives us the rebel superhero we need — a goose," 28 Sep. 2019

Many have seen New York City Ballet’s principal dancer Tiler Peck sashay across the stages of Lincoln Center, Broadway, and beyond. Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, "Tiler Peck and Roman Mejia Pas de Deux at a Benefit for the New York City Dance Alliance Foundation," 22 Jan. 2019

The sashay is also a square dance figure in which the partners take sideways steps to circle each other. John E. Mcintyre, baltimoresun.com, "In a word: sashay," 30 Apr. 2018

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, "What This Week's Horoscope Means for You," 11 Sep. 2017

Then Joanna did the sashay and shante in front of Alexa’s judgmental eye. Geoffrey A. Fowler, WSJ, "Amazon Wants to Judge Your Style, So We Judged Amazon," 2 Aug. 2017

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, "The drag queen burger joint that's planning world domination.," 10 July 2017

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