clef

Example Sentences

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After all, her next book is a roman à clef about Gala, and writing about a woman who might be in dire straits would be exploitative.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 1, 2025

It is not signed by Chopin, but the handwriting includes his distinctive bass clef.

From BBC • Oct. 29, 2024

The story quoted a few skeptics—among them the writer Harry Monaghan, who’d written a well-received roman à clef five years prior, and who had a regular column in the Post.

From Slate • May 27, 2023

That seems far-fetched, but to Oxfordians even “Hamlet” is a pièce à clef, all the major characters being fictionalized versions of people in the earl’s life.

From Washington Post • Apr. 21, 2023

Practice writing your clef symbol on this staff.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones