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Example Sentences
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Millions of streams later, Drake sent a DM, punctuated with exploding-head emojis, inviting Wolf to record the opening verse of his recent single, Dog House.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
And yet here comes Simon Armitage, the poet laureate of the U.K., with his stunning new verse translation, not as a vandal of antiquity but as a lucid accomplice to its endurance.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
The history of art reads here as one long, free verse poem-in-progress, gorgeous and absorbing.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
You could feel it in the stadium, with the acapella verse of Flower of Scotland soaked with emotion.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
He was quoting a Bible verse that I knew by heart.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
Vocabulary lists containing verse
Reading: Literature - Poetry - Introductory
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"Easter, 1916" by W.B. Yeats
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Reading: Literature - Poetry - Middle School
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