ode

Example Sentences

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He said his winning menu was an ode to his family.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

Although the side sang Iran's anthem -- an ode to the glory of the Islamic republic -- in later matches, human rights activists warned the damage was done.

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

His hymn to Aten is an exercise in majesty, an ode not just to the sun but to the expanses in which our solar system circulates.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

More unorthodox still is Attia’s rhapsodic ode to rapamycin, a drug derived from an antifungal agent first discovered in the soil of a volcanic crater on Easter Island.

From Slate • Feb. 26, 2026

The most brilliant of the visions was the stars and moon spinning around each other in a glittering sky, an ode to the Gran’s real name, Knox—an ancient word that meant night.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega