new wave
noun
variants
often New Wave
1
: a cinematic movement that is characterized by improvisation, abstraction, and subjective symbolism and that often makes use of experimental photographic techniques
2
: a new movement in a particular field
3
: popular music less raw than punk rock and typically including unconventional melodies, exaggerated beats, and quirky lyrics
4
: dernier cri
especially
: fashion that is strikingly outrageous
Examples of new wave in a Sentence
people who listened to punk, New Wave, or disco
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This new wave of nostalgia is shaping how families connect with Disney today—mixing classic storytelling with modern culture and emotion.
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Allison McClain Merrill,
Parents,
5 July 2026
Indiana’s goal over the next three years is to discover and foster a new wave of Italian comic talent, using Rome’s Teatro Anfitrione as a laboratory that will put on a series of live comedy shows.
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Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
2 July 2026
While regions like southern Florida and the Northeast have traditionally been home to some of the priciest real estate in the country, a new wave of luxury housing markets is emerging elsewhere.
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Dobrina Zhekova,
Travel + Leisure,
30 June 2026
But when Las Vegas’s the Killers traded in the Anglophilia and new wave nostalgia of 2004’s Hot Fuss for the E Street Band grooves and Americana imagery of Sam’s Town, fans and critics were divided.
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Al Shipley,
SPIN,
29 June 2026
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Allison McClain Merrill,
Parents,
5 July 2026
Indiana’s goal over the next three years is to discover and foster a new wave of Italian comic talent, using Rome’s Teatro Anfitrione as a laboratory that will put on a series of live comedy shows.
—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
2 July 2026
While regions like southern Florida and the Northeast have traditionally been home to some of the priciest real estate in the country, a new wave of luxury housing markets is emerging elsewhere.
—
Dobrina Zhekova,
Travel + Leisure,
30 June 2026
But when Las Vegas’s the Killers traded in the Anglophilia and new wave nostalgia of 2004’s Hot Fuss for the E Street Band grooves and Americana imagery of Sam’s Town, fans and critics were divided.
—
Al Shipley,
SPIN,
29 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for new wave
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“New wave.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/new%20wave. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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