free verse

Example Sentences

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I’ve been in a fight with my husband about free verse versus poetic form.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

The history of art reads here as one long, free verse poem-in-progress, gorgeous and absorbing.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

Short chapters presented in free verse make this an easy book to read, though it’s the most sober of the three under review, thanks to the more realistic career of its protagonist.

From New York Times • Oct. 11, 2022

When raw veggies were served I have often observed That the crudites flew in free verse.

From Washington Post • Aug. 18, 2022

“Looks kind of like free verse, doesn’t it?”

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt