stanzas
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The books are episodic, composed of scenes that function like poetic stanzas that are linked as much by ideas and motifs as by narrative progression.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
In his analysis of “Moving Towards Home,” Miller highlights stanzas such as:
From Salon • Oct. 30, 2025
Still, it’s another of the poem’s stanzas, unspoken here, that points most forcefully to “Fellow Travelers’” project.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 10, 2023
Like many of her peers, she favors objects that bear the marks of use, as if, having inherited a sorely used world, she’s making stanzas from its leftovers.
From New York Times • Jan. 13, 2023
The final three stanzas of “Song of Myself” were also highlighted.
From "Paper Towns" by John Green
