verse
Example Sentences
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It features an extra verse written from a female perspective, as sung by Dean, a recent Grammy winner.
From BBC
The family was preternaturally literary: Besides Alfred, seven of his siblings went on to publish verse.
The verses would be passable if not for the unremarkable “day in the life” lyrics.
From Salon
He studied and wrote poetry in detention, penning his verses on cigarette boxes when he couldn't access paper.
From Barron's
But he turns up the volume on his rich voice so high, and so consistently, that Shakespeare’s verse comes across like the sound of a jackhammer without an off switch.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
