roman

Example Sentences

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The sparks, he said, resembed a "giant roman candle" and went from the plane's nose to its tail.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2025

“Did elon musk just hit the roman salute at his inauguration speech?”

From Salon • Jan. 21, 2025

There is no more quotable novel about Hollywood than Carrie Fisher’s roman à clef, “Postcards From the Edge.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2024

The seamless overlap between real life and fictional counterparts, and the faithful reproduction of such well-established facts, conveys the author’s intention to offer a crystal clear clé to this roman à clef.

From New York Times • Mar. 4, 2024

If these dreams of theirs would take off, El Barrio would burn like a roman candle, bright and proud for decades.

From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez