rhyme

Example Sentences

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That does tend to rhyme a little more with the current day.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026

But several of those madcap ideas flummoxed fans—Carlin pointed to the 1972 single “Mary Had a Little Lamb,” which was inspired by the nursery rhyme.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

"There is no rhyme or reason to it."

From BBC • Feb. 1, 2026

The conceit sounds simple today: Kids are given a small plastic key, for which they insert in a box near an installation and then are regaled with music and a short nursery rhyme or folktale.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2026

She would never greet me with a rhyme, or comfort me when I felt small.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff