aposiopesis
Example Sentences
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And the novel's final line, from inside Valentine's head, is a typical and brilliant Fordian aposiopesis: "She was setting out on …" It could end there.
From The Guardian • Aug. 24, 2012
"If you are not—" The aposiopesis was icy.
From Zuleika Dobson, or, an Oxford love story by Beerbohm, Max, Sir
Yes, but—Richard used the device of aposiopesis; Daniel Dabbs took it for a humorous effect and began a roar, which was summarily interdicted.
From Demos by Gissing, George
He filled up his aposiopesis with an uncouth gesture, signifying 'I may as well get back to Australia.'
From Yet Again by Beerbohm, Max, Sir
Who ever composed with greater spirit and elegance because he could define an oxymoron or an aposiopesis?
From Life and Letters of Lord Macaulay Volume 1 by Trevelyan, George Otto, Sir
