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
And he turned away with a shrug to point his admirable aposiopesis.
From Witching Hill by Hornung, E. W. (Ernest William)
"If you will have it," said Alf, with fine aposiopesis.
From Not George Washington — an Autobiographical Novel by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)
"So..." said Mr. Carmyle, becoming articulate, and allowed an impressive aposiopesis to take the place of the rest of the speech.
From The Adventures of Sally by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)
"If you are not—" The aposiopesis was icy.
From Zuleika Dobson, or, an Oxford love story by Beerbohm, Max, Sir
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