lyrical
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You’re known for your flights of lyrical fancy: “Burning down the highway skyline in the back of a hurricane,” for instance, from the Killers’ “When You Were Young.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
“A Past Without Pictures” is a bleak but intermittently lyrical work with lean prose.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
While Holland refused to give any additional details about the couple’s wedding, he was happy to wax lyrical about his relationship with his co-star, telling Esquire that Zendaya is his “bedrock” and his “best friend.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
When Sen. Alan Simpson quotes from “Othello” in defense of Thomas, he uses Shakespeare’s lyrical authority but fails to realize that he is in fact invoking the false words of the tragedy’s villain, Iago.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
His voice rings clear and steady, filling the church with lyrical notes and giving me goose bumps.
From "Amina's Voice" by Hena Khan
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