couplet
Example Sentences
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She planned to hang traditional Chinese couplets -- usually on auspicious red paper -- before sharing a family meal.
From Barron's
Both books tell a tale about an adventure in a woodland full of animals, with the story told in rhyming couplets.
From BBC
Ahead of Lunar New Year this month, Chinese households typically decorate their doors with couplets - a set of auspicious writings heralding health and prosperity in the new year.
From BBC
He is the author of three collections of lyric poems and two book-length narrative poems in heroic couplets that nearly defy summary.
The lyrics, which are serviceable but unremarkable—“Oh, I need you, yes, it’s true / I wouldn’t be anywhere without you” is a representative couplet—don’t offset the sleepiness.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
