elegy

Example Sentences

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Yet it plays like an elegy, a film about endings, mortality and what we leave behind.

From New York Times

He recited a shepherd’s elegy: He started with 45 sheep; 30 remain.

From New York Times

Muharram is among the holiest months for Shiite Muslims across the world and includes large processions of people beating their chests while reciting elegies to mourn the death of the Prophet Muhammad’s grandson.

From Seattle Times

From there, the song plays like an elegy for a persona that no longer fits, Rodrigo singing with a quaver over a steady but reluctant acoustic guitar.

From New York Times

It would be too limiting to call it a performance or an elegy.

From New York Times