prose

Example Sentences

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He has a knack for turning seemingly unconnected subjects into elegant prose.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Trotzig’s lush language, rendered fluidly in Saskia Vogel’s translation, resembles poetry more than prose.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

“Amongst Women” depicts this claustrophobic domain in restrained prose that is infused with tension when Moran marries again.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

Because these models are made by risk-averse tech companies, the prose is rich with phrases that hedge.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

Metadiscourse is not the only form of self-consciousness that bogs down professional prose.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker