How to Use jukebox in a Sentence

jukebox

noun
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  • There were two bars and rooms for dancing to the jukebox.
    — Michael Wilson, New York Times, 27 June 2019
  • The jukebox needed a tune-up, but the 45s inside were ready to go.
    — Alex Beggs, Bon Appétit, 13 Jan. 2020
  • The first is the main bar, where a jukebox plays favorite songs and beer steins hang from the ceiling.
    — Megan Dubois, Chron, 24 Feb. 2023
  • There was a room at the back of the store with a pinball machine and jukebox where teens could hang out.
    — John Kelly, Washington Post, 10 Jan. 2023
  • Playing when Lara Jean and Peter try to find a song on the jukebox.
    — Tamara Fuentes, Seventeen, 12 Feb. 2021
  • The jukebox flipped to . . . a Charley Pride ballad with a gospel hurt on it, a plaintive plea for grace.
    — Tom Nolan, WSJ, 22 Sep. 2017
  • Panda walks to the jukebox, punches a number, stares into the lights of the box.
    — Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Jan. 2018
  • Look for special events at Three Brothers this year and the return of bar stools and the jukebox.
    — Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 15 Sep. 2017
  • The jukebox looks like a little bird next to this Adam Driver–size man.
    — Carrie Wittmer, Vulture, 17 Aug. 2021
  • The space includes a drum set, bass, piano, chair and jukebox.
    — April Wallace, Arkansas Online, 11 Mar. 2022
  • The walls are lined with photos of famous faces, and the jukebox is stocked with Motown and go-go.
    — Emily Heil, Washington Post, 26 June 2023
  • It’s the end of an era, because the iPod was more than just a portable jukebox.
    — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 13 May 2022
  • The jukebox, photos and snarky neon signs went to auction when the diner closed in the early 2000s.
    — Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 19 Aug. 2022
  • Hundreds of young gay men were dancing at 3:15 in the morning when the jukebox turned silent.
    — Eric Markowitz, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2018
  • Tellingly, there aren't enough decent Cher hits to fill out the jukebox score.
    — Tony Adler, Chicago Reader, 3 July 2018
  • My dad purchased a jukebox and my brother filled it with Elvis songs.
    — Maryann Pisano, chicagotribune.com, 10 Oct. 2019
  • Moore, who is retired, joked that the jukebox is also a form of income.
    — Rory Appleton, The Indianapolis Star, 28 June 2022
  • The bar features a small outdoor patio, free pool, darts and a jukebox.
    — Marina Johnson, Detroit Free Press, 12 Aug. 2023
  • There isn’t much time for cricket with 250 anthems to keep cycling through the jukebox of his mind.
    — Steve Rubenstein, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 May 2018
  • This is a sticky-floored refuge from bro-centric Broad Ripple, with a great jukebox.
    — Will Higgins, Indianapolis Star, 4 Oct. 2017
  • The other has a jukebox, and the evening’s soundtrack is purely dependent on the whims of the patrons.
    — Time, 23 June 2021
  • Amid the distinct but soothing aromas, notes call out from the jukebox.
    — Andre Toran, The Courier-Journal, 28 Oct. 2020
  • There’s also a sweet jukebox, and some surf boards are pretty cool.
    — Jennifer Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 6 July 2018
  • Desmond Child has enough hits to fill a jukebox — several times over.
    — Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE.com, 15 May 2018
  • The jukebox is gone, the condom machine has moved, walls were torn down to open the space and smoking is no longer allowed.
    — Caroline Glenn, orlandosentinel.com, 25 June 2019
  • The vintage jukebox, old-school uniforms, and soda fountain will bring you back to the '50s.
    — Janaya Wecker and Marlisse Cepeda, Country Living, 29 Sep. 2022
  • The same cannot be said of the musical at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre on Broadway, where soap opera meets jukebox.
    — Madeleine Kearns, National Review, 21 Mar. 2020
  • The coffee shop was a modern place—red vinyl booths, each with a jukebox the size of a cookie jar—and the breakfast rush was in mid-swing.
    — Tom Hanks, Harper's Magazine, 5 Jan. 2023
  • Five-cent coffee, soda fountain treats, antiques, and a retro jukebox are all part of the appeal.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 19 July 2024
  • Inside the diner there are classic booths, chrome stools and tabletop jukeboxes.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 12 Aug. 2024

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