alliteration
Example Sentences
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Churchill’s use of alliteration, onomatopoeia and other devices served him as tools to fix “on paper the sound of the human voice,” Mr. Stiles writes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026
One for alliteration fans - could Broadway Boy follow Mon Mome, Party Politics and Red Rum as a nifty-sounding National winner for trainer, who has triumphed twice before?
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2025
And, yes, there were omissions, which, for the sake of alliteration and search engine optimization, we’ll call “snubs.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 17, 2024
I love alliteration, comes from the in-the-moment interactions I have with people.
From Salon • Feb. 2, 2024
Dear Diary is better, not just because of the double D alliteration action, but also because Diary reminds me of the name Darryl, so at least I feel like I'm talking to an actual someone.
From "Sunny" by Jason Reynolds
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