How to Use discotheque in a Sentence

discotheque

noun
  • Adults may want to dance at Pacha (the discotheque) or test their luck at the casino.
    Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 19 July 2023
  • The set was designed to suggest the close quarters of a discotheque.
    Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2021
  • This isn’t a rule of the game; as far as Fortnite’s code is concerned, a discotheque is as good a place for blasting as a dry creek bed.
    Robin Sloan, The Atlantic, 10 May 2018
  • The city just handed out its first license for a discotheque that will stay open 24 hours a day, a techno club called Concrete.
    Kaitlin Menza, Harper's BAZAAR, 25 Oct. 2017
  • Neverland is a magical place where the audience goes from the discotheque back to the time of early rock 'n' roll.
    Theodore P. Mahne, NOLA.com, 27 June 2017
  • And so began Chez Régine, widely regarded as the world’s first discotheque.
    New York Times, 1 May 2022
  • As for the former discotheque, flashing lights once bathed the dance floor and its surrounding cocktail seating.
    René A. Guzman, San Antonio Express-News, 23 Feb. 2023
  • Below is a European-style discotheque he's dubbed Club James.
    Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2020
  • Their music aims for the same power as a rave, a discotheque, or a drum circle—the ability to get listeners to move in ways that are unchained from reason and reputation.
    Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 22 June 2022
  • Inspired by Gaynor, the high priestess of the discotheque, Gloria’s case and crown sport black spinels, pink and yellow sapphires, and diamonds, making a striking contrast against a dial plate of hematite, onyx and pink opal.
    Harper's BAZAAR, 9 Dec. 2020
  • Three tents featured different themes inside -- a trippy cavernous jungle, a Mars-like lounge and an outer space discotheque.
    Anne Nickoloff, cleveland.com, 25 Feb. 2018
  • The song gained popularity, though, and became a huge favorite in discotheques.
    Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 28 Apr. 2023
  • In between stops, the cruise ship offers plenty of onboard entertainment, including 11 bars, four restaurants, a discotheque, and a cigar lounge, which ought to cover all your vices.
    Sarah Rense, Esquire, 24 July 2017
  • Saturday Night Fever followed the dual life of Travolta’s character; a star on the discotheque dance floor but a working-class man with a dead-end job and an unsupportive family back at home.
    Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com, 13 June 2018
  • All this, plus Dazzler makes her debut, in a period-appropriate discotheque.
    Graeme McMillan, WIRED, 7 June 2019
  • That would require hearings before the planning and zoning commission and changes to the downtown zoning ordinance to allow a conditional use permit for a discotheque — a process that can take months.
    Janelle Walker, Elgin Courier-News, 10 May 2017
  • Real Armenian coffee will keep you awake until the discotheque closes.
    Megan Wood, Travel + Leisure, 14 July 2021
  • The downtown eatery was transformed into a discotheque of sorts, complete with delectable Italian fare and Vogueritas, in keeping with the Cinco de Mayo festivities occurring around the city.
    Maria Ward, Vogue, 6 May 2018
  • Dispute at German club leaves worker, gunman dead: A disagreement in a German discotheque turned deadly after the disco operator’s son-in-law left the club, returned with an assault rifle and started shooting, law enforcement officials said.
    Washington Post, 30 July 2017
  • Vinyl was everywhere: From Chicago warehouses to Nigerian discotheques.
    Anna Cardovillis, CNN, 23 Apr. 2018
  • Colatecs, a portmanteau of cola and discotheque, have arisen to serve South Korea's rapidly aging population, as a growing number of lonely, impoverished, and ailing people rediscover ways to entertain themselves after decades of hard work.
    Cynthia Kim, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Apr. 2018

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