karaoke
noun
kar·a·o·ke
ˌker-ē-ˈō-kē 
ˌkä-rä-ˈō-(ˌ)kā
ˌka-rē-,
also
kə-ˈrō-kē
ˌkä-rä-ˈō-(ˌ)kā
: a device that plays instrumental accompaniments for a selection of songs to which the user sings along and that records the user's singing with the music
a karaoke machine
also
: a form of entertainment involving the use of such a device (as in a bar)
Examples of karaoke in a Sentence
That bar has karaoke on Saturday night.
Recent Examples on the Web
Still, 13 minutes is a long time for any soloist to sustain musical interest on their own, especially when the accompaniment has all the rhythmic spark of a karaoke backing track.
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Eric Torres, Pitchfork, 26 Mar. 2024
Their fishing villages, adapted to the lake’s dramatic seasonal ebbs and flows, include floating barns, floating karaoke bars, and floating medical clinics.
—Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
His legacy is that all of us who are terrible singers can live out our tawdriest pop-star dreams for a few minutes of karaoke glory.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2024
In another scene, Kubler shows up at a karaoke night where a leader of Ivy Ridge’s parent company was performing.
—TIME, 5 Mar. 2024
Grand Central also has karaoke on some Saturday nights, Harwell said.
—Alexandra Hardle, The Arizona Republic, 8 Apr. 2024
Ronin It may be set in Milan’s busy Chinatown, one of the largest Chinese communities in Europe, but Ronin is all about Japanese cuisine and subculture, with an izakaya bar, a Japanese grill, and private karaoke rooms.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 25 Mar. 2024
Swank won her first Oscar for playing Brandon Teena, a real-life transgender man who falls in love with a karaoke singer (Chloë Sevigny) but is the victim of a brutal hate crime.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2024
On March 9 a handful of the region’s s-tier vendors will be taking over Chinatown’s Central Plaza from 6 p.m. to midnight with a la carte dishes, while live programming and activities will include a mahjong arena, DJ sets, martial arts demos, karaoke and more.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2024
Eric Torres, Pitchfork, 26 Mar. 2024
Their fishing villages, adapted to the lake’s dramatic seasonal ebbs and flows, include floating barns, floating karaoke bars, and floating medical clinics.
—Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
His legacy is that all of us who are terrible singers can live out our tawdriest pop-star dreams for a few minutes of karaoke glory.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2024
In another scene, Kubler shows up at a karaoke night where a leader of Ivy Ridge’s parent company was performing.
—TIME, 5 Mar. 2024
Grand Central also has karaoke on some Saturday nights, Harwell said.
—Alexandra Hardle, The Arizona Republic, 8 Apr. 2024
Ronin It may be set in Milan’s busy Chinatown, one of the largest Chinese communities in Europe, but Ronin is all about Japanese cuisine and subculture, with an izakaya bar, a Japanese grill, and private karaoke rooms.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 25 Mar. 2024
Swank won her first Oscar for playing Brandon Teena, a real-life transgender man who falls in love with a karaoke singer (Chloë Sevigny) but is the victim of a brutal hate crime.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2024
On March 9 a handful of the region’s s-tier vendors will be taking over Chinatown’s Central Plaza from 6 p.m. to midnight with a la carte dishes, while live programming and activities will include a mahjong arena, DJ sets, martial arts demos, karaoke and more.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2024
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karaoke
noun
kar·a·o·ke
ˌkar-ē-ˌō-kē
kə-ˈrō-kē
kə-ˈrō-kē
: a device that plays music to which the user sings along and that records the user's singing with the music
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