limerick

Example Sentences

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“I thought I was going daft. I thought I might end up wearing a teacup on my head and spouting limerick poems.”

From Literature

Email your limerick and name to [email protected] by noon Monday, and if we get enough fun ones, we’ll publish a selection to carry us into spring.

From Seattle Times

Entrants would write the final line of a limerick to enter into the draw to win a brand new car.

From Salon

For today’s homework, try to mix and match a format, a style and a topic — like, “Write a limerick in the style of Snoop Dogg about global warming.”

From New York Times

“Da”- limericks: The dachshund, each hair and each wart of it, Serves for the wags to make sport of it.

From Washington Post