canon
Example Sentences
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For the Knicks, it’s instant canon, a legendary moment already.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
And it’s one of the most underappreciated flavors in the home kitchen canon — which is a shame, because once you start looking for brine, you’ll find summer hiding everywhere.
From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026
It was my duty to teach the canon, even if I didn’t agree with Didion, because my students needed to be aware of her.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
For Girl Like Me, PinkPantheress wanted the piece to have a canon sequence, Keflezgy says, which is where dancers perform the same movement but in a staggered way.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
His lyric, among the most famous in the Nahuatl canon, answers its own question: Not forever on earth; only a little while here.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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