acrostic
Example Sentences
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Acróstico means acrostic, and the first letters of the five-line verses for Shakira’s new song spell out the names of her sons, Milan and Sasha.
From New York Times • May 12, 2023
One picture spelled out the words that for them embodied the Queen in an acrostic: "Quintessential, Unwavering, Eloquent, Elegant, Noble."
From BBC • Sep. 9, 2022
Times fan and acrostic enthusiast, consider this booklet of more than 80 crossword puzzles in a range of difficulties.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 4, 2021
The Empress saw that acrostic sonnet as one of the “poems of the week” on the website of the journal Light and ding!
From Washington Post • Oct. 14, 2020
I say, “This is him, Calvin. This is Benny Kilmartin. He wrote the acrostic poem. The one in my room. You remember?”
From "The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle" by Leslie Connor
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