How to Use new wave in a Sentence

new wave

noun
  • Call it the new wave of old skate rats with daughters and sons.
    René A. Guzman, San Antonio Express-News, 16 June 2022
  • The Sharks are back for another ride ... and a new wave of deals!
    Christina Dugan Ramirez, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2022
  • In the mid-1990s, Willie Barcena was part of a new wave of Latino comics.
    Hector Saldana, San Antonio Express-News, 20 Apr. 2022
  • But it's been clear for days that a new wave has arrived.
    Fox News, 6 Jan. 2022
  • Nashville is among a new wave of cities hoping to do the same.
    Oliver Milman, WIRED, 7 Jan. 2023
  • This new wave of spaces is designed to show off the full range of Dion Lee.
    José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 12 Dec. 2023
  • And a new wave of young buyers is what’s made the difference.
    Dylan Sloan, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2024
  • This had nothing to do with the new wave of infections.
    Chris Smith, BGR, 10 Feb. 2022
  • In the 1970s, a new wave of American cooking began to emerge from the meat and potatoes of the past.
    Kate Kassin, Bon Appétit, 6 Mar. 2023
  • At 21, Grunwald began playing shows at the Rat as a member of the new wave band the Maps.
    James Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Aug. 2022
  • The new wave of selling may not happen until closer to the end of this year.
    New York Times, 13 June 2022
  • The food that Kasama is doing is special and part of this new wave of Chicago food.
    Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 July 2023
  • Their songs veered from new wave to post-punk, shoegaze and symphonic pop.
    Andy Meek, Billboard, 17 July 2024
  • More rounds of cheers went up as new waves of swimmers splashed into the water.
    Brooke Jarvis, New York Times, 26 July 2023
  • The Starlite Bar, for killer cocktails and new wave goth night dancing.
    Kate Nelson, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 June 2024
  • So why does there seem to be a new wave of teacher shortage stories?
    Peter Greene, Forbes, 9 Aug. 2022
  • This is listed as a funk, new wave, dance-rock, post-disco, dance-pop and funk-rock song on Wikipedia.
    Kris Holt, Forbes, 16 June 2022
  • Those who joined the civil lawsuit in 2016 saw new waves off attacks.
    Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2024
  • Cruel World taps into the many veins of goth-rock, new wave and post-punk that ruled airwaves and the underground in the ‘70s and ‘80s.
    Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2023
  • As the mix of reggae and Spanish dancehall music took hold, a new wave emerged.
    Xavier Lopez, Jordan Gass-Pooré and Eryn Mathewson, CNN, 24 Dec. 2021
  • In the days that followed Doiron’s viral TikTok recipe, a new wave of boards emerged.
    Lyndsay C. Green, Detroit Free Press, 30 Sep. 2022
  • The antics spurred a new wave of moviegoers, who rushed to theaters fearing the film was about to be banned.
    Paul Sonne, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2024
  • Racial gaps narrowed between surges then widened again with each new wave.
    Carla K. Johnson and Nicky Forster, Anchorage Daily News, 6 May 2022
  • As bird flu has spread among poultry and cattle in the US this year, raw milk has seen a new wave of interest.
    Sam Tupper, CNN, 28 Nov. 2024
  • Analysts say there could be a new wave of unrest in the country if there are widespread protests against the regime.
    Tara John, CNN, 29 July 2024
  • Taiwan has fought each new wave of the pandemic with these tactics.
    Robin G. Nelson, Scientific American, 15 Feb. 2022
  • Forty-five years and six more albums later, the debut remains a landmark of new wave rock.
    L. Wayne Hicks, BostonGlobe.com, 12 July 2023
  • Investor concern is mounting that a new wave of crackdowns could be in the pipeline for the sector.
    Ishika Mookerjee, Fortune, 22 Feb. 2022
  • New rules could also usher in a new wave of legal challenges.
    Adam Tamburin, Axios, 2 Jan. 2025
  • California’s new wave of sparkling wines is hitting its stride.
    Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2024

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