sonnet
Example Sentences
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But a startling number of pieces—symphonies, sonatas, madrigals, sonnets, even ambitious operas—were composed to the highest standards of professional musicianship.
Produced on a reported budget of $25 million, it earned $289 million globally, more than enough for the filmmakers to sing a sweet sonnet.
From Los Angeles Times
She could play chess, divide fractions, write in cursive, and do a strong-voiced recitation of at least three different Shakespearean sonnets.
From Literature
The book of Shakespeare’s sonnets had been a gift from her to Alexander at Christmas.
From Literature
The infatuated narrator toys with presenting his love-object with a copy of Shakespeare’s sonnets and dreams of bringing him over to London.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
