threnody
Example Sentences
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When you’re expecting extinction, it makes sense to record the threnody in advance.
From New York Times • Oct. 13, 2022
Of course, “the unspeakable horror of the literary life” — to borrow Mr. Earbrass’s phrase from Edward Gorey’s “The Unstrung Harp” — is a familiar threnody in the writing biz.
From Washington Post • May 25, 2022
It was an acute and devastating threnody, which King read in a methodical cadence.
From The New Yorker • Apr. 3, 2017
Maf the Dog, like Lolita, like The Great Gatsby, is a threnody for lost innocence.
From The Guardian • May 7, 2010
Their voices blended into a threnody of nostalgia about pain.
From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
