encomium
Example Sentences
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“It was my first attempt at an autobiographical thing,” Diamond told Rolling Stone of this encomium to an imaginary childhood friend.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
Instead of being chastened, Springer and his producer Richard Dominick incorporated the questionable encomium into each episode's introduction.
From Salon • Apr. 28, 2023
“Part of the beauty of Mal is that you hear the struggle,” said pianist Ethan Iverson, who has penned a poignant encomium on Waldron’s musical journey.
From Washington Post • Sep. 30, 2022
The director is Reginald Hudlin, but, in tone and temperament, this lovingly assembled encomium is peak Oprah Winfrey.
From New York Times • Sep. 22, 2022
Of course it would be impossible even for a lady of the kindest heart and most flattering tongue to pay such an encomium now.
From Fifty Years of Golf by Hutchinson, Horace G.
Vocabulary lists containing encomium
Literary Devices & Figures of Speech - Advanced
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Gulliver's Travels
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