How to Use cue in a Sentence

cue

1 of 2 noun
Definition of cuenext
Synonyms for cuenext
  • If the Royals are ahead at the top of the ninth, Webster heads up to the roof and waits for his cue.
    — Katie Knight, Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Take a cue from the stars and start whipping out blazers this fall.
    — Claire Harmeyer, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Take a cue from Kristin Davis and get dressed up in a flowy green dress this season.
    — Alyssa Grabinski, Peoplemag, 22 June 2023
  • From the music cues to the jokes, this is really aged up.
    — Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Oct. 2023
  • The movie even takes its cues from the early days to tell the story of wishing upon a star.
    — Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Sep. 2023
  • The princess cake takes its cues from the traditional domed Swedish torte.
    — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2023
  • Take this as your cue to bring on all the big-kid Easter basket fun.
    — Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 19 Feb. 2024
  • Our hearty dressing takes its cues from Ortega and the state of Texas.
    — Nancie McDermott, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2023
  • Texas is known for its unbeatable barbecue scene, and Austin is home to some of the best 'cue in the state.
    — Amanda Ogle, Travel + Leisure, 19 Aug. 2023
  • The question was meant to serve as Cena's cue to come onstage.
    — USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2024
  • In a twist, take a cue from kitchens for girls' bedroom ideas to get organized.
    — Caitlin Sole, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Mar. 2024
  • These are natural cues for the body to do the same, drifting toward sleep.
    — Kristine Jepsen, Parents, 6 Nov. 2023
  • There are many places in Huntsville that serve quality ‘cue.
    — Matt Wake | [email protected], al, 6 June 2023
  • This can be done through subtle cues, such as the placement of buttons or the wording of text.
    — Elijah Clark, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
  • The band’s drummer, Lars Ulrich, broke down the opening night set — and explained some of the other cues, too.
    — Austin Considine, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Place the child’s diaper bag or item in the front passenger seat as a visual cue that the child is with you.
    — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 23 Aug. 2023
  • But everyone should take a cue from the model and copy her dinner date look.
    — Alyssa Grabinski, Peoplemag, 29 Sep. 2023
  • That was my cue to develop this big pasta dish that works for us all.
    — Joe Yonan, Washington Post, 28 May 2023
  • Everything for her has to be just so, which in drama is a cue for mayhem to be waiting in the wings.
    — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2023
  • The light from screens uses blue light, which is made up of shorter wavelengths that are perceived by the brain as a cue to be alert and awake9.
    — Emily Elveru, Parents, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Replying to @Jaime Suzanne cue all the boomers commenting ‘this is unp ...
    — Chandra Steele, PCMAG, 20 Apr. 2023
  • Drew called them back to steer those spot-on musical cues a little further from the spot.
    — Eric Grode, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2024
  • Get your hot cocoa, warm blankets, cozy socks and cue up your favorite movies.
    — Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Bell took her cue from Deshelle and stayed focused on logistics.
    — Lillian Mongeau Hughes, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Right on cue, Fallon brought out two glasses to demonstrate.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 2 May 2023
  • If the trailer is anything to go by, Fallout will take a cue from the video game and mix the doom and gloom with outlandish dark comedy.
    — Olivia Truffaut-Wong, refinery29.com, 27 Dec. 2023
  • There’s Cream, of course, but most of the music cues are deeper cuts (though nothing is more vital to the soundtrack than the growl of those engines).
    — Peter Debruge, Variety, 2 Sep. 2023
  • Or, take a cue from this best-selling shampoo, and moisturize your hair from the inside out.
    — Alyssa Grabinski, Peoplemag, 6 Mar. 2024
  • Alas, for her, children who miss out on free play are worse at taking risks, reading social cues, making friends, and resolving conflicts.
    — Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2024
  • Ken Conrad has enraptured us with one of his many stories — either about what he’s done or who he’s met or where his voice has taken him — when his boss gives him a familiar cue.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 3 Apr. 2024
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cue

2 of 2 verb
  • Thus cued the stagehand who emerged to the right wing of the stage, mop in hand.
    — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 18 Nov. 2023
  • That alone is enough to cue the shark-in-the-water music from Jaws.
    — Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 10 May 2023
  • There are video screens with signers to cue the actors.
    — Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2022
  • Mister Ed, with a thread in his mouth to cue the movements of his talking.
    — T Kira Madden, refinery29.com, 3 Aug. 2021
  • Now, all that's left to do is cue them up on YouTube and watch your kids have a ball getting in the spirit of spooky season!
    — Maggie Horton, Country Living, 7 July 2023
  • And, of course, cue the fire because Beavis and Butt-Head are back with an all-new series.
    — Ryan Parker, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 July 2022
  • So grab some popcorn, turn out the lights, and cue up a few of these kid-friendly Halloween movies for a fun night at home.
    — Christin Perry, Parents, 22 Aug. 2023
  • Magana and Luzi met him at the airport and cued up a playlist of Christian music for the ride to the hotel.
    — WIRED, 19 Oct. 2023
  • Solar eclipses can cue them to start swimming toward the surface.
    — Katherine Harmon Courage, Scientific American, 1 Aug. 2022
  • The school setting, the uniforms, cueing the start of choreography with the ringing of the school bell: these were all her ideas.
    — Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2023
  • Bust out your best glasses, cue up the show, and pour yourself a round or two of this Yellowstone bourbon.
    — Mark Stock, Men's Health, 11 Nov. 2022
  • But when your ears go — usually around age 65 — there’s little to cue you in to all the noises popping off around you.
    — Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 12 May 2023
  • No one but no one sings a heartbreak ballad like Adele, so cue us all being shattered.
    — Lisa Respers France, CNN, 17 Nov. 2021
  • Butler would cue up an old Elvis interview or performance, and work to internalize the voice, the walk, the man, the myth.
    — Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 22 June 2022
  • Glimmers are small moments that spark joy or peace, which can help cue our nervous system to feel safe or calm.
    — Sara M Moniuszko, USA TODAY, 23 Mar. 2022
  • Then, our testers cued up their favorites — everything from music and podcasts to TV, movies, and games.
    — Barbara Bellesi Zito, Peoplemag, 21 June 2023
  • Sprint into a pipe, and Mario’s cap gets left behind cuing an Indiana Jones-like reach and pluck.
    — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Jasso cued it up on a speaker hanging from his jeans, but the beat became increasingly hard to hear over the rain.
    — Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Nov. 2023
  • So cue up some Christmas tunes in the kitchen and have fun with these delicious Italian Christmas cookies.
    — Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 11 Nov. 2022
  • Praising Freese’s lengthy resumé, Grohl had keyboardist Rami Jaffee cue up the springy piano intro to the song.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 14 Aug. 2023
  • At 4 years old, a child suddenly seems more like a little person than a baby (cue the happy tears).
    — Jessica Booth, Parents, 1 Nov. 2023
  • Then Floracracy's concierge team works with you to create the perfect letter to go along with your bouquet–aka cue the water works.
    — Jenae Sitzes, Country Living, 25 Mar. 2023
  • Players looking to try their luck, simply cue up a contest, take dead aim at the virtual flagstick and compete to win cash prizes.
    — Mike Dojc, Forbes, 20 May 2022
  • Read full article Hands shoot into the air and Montalvo cues them to read together.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 15 Mar. 2023
  • And Ruth cues this montage of memories, full of girls and women laughing and enjoying themselves at all ages.
    — Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2023
  • That cued up the No. 2 Billboard Hot 100 hit about pushing away material riches in lieu of women speaking up, and out for themselves.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 9 Jan. 2024
  • So grab that apron, cue the Italian music, and channel your inner pizzaiola.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Nov. 2023
  • That sense of unfulfilled promise is perhaps at its most acute when one is cueing up the informal recordings that Bob Dylan made with the group in upstate New York in 1967.
    — Howard Fishman, The New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2023
  • For over six decades now, the Grammy Awards have consistently cued up iconic musical moments.
    — USA TODAY, 5 Feb. 2024
  • That will cue a period of negotiation and debate that could echo a hot topic in the Legislature nine years ago.
    — Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 28 Jan. 2024

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