fugue

Example Sentences

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Tai has gone into such a fugue state that she's hallucinating visits with her son and causing accidents with her ex-wife in the passenger seat.

From Salon

Penny’s mother and stepfather vanished in the Australian Outback five years ago, leaving her in “a weird limbo,” a fugue of unresolved mourning.

From Washington Post

You could hear, with awe-inspiring ease, every line threaded through the fugue of the Op. 110’s finale.

From New York Times

In an interview, Darius said that his father had a shelf full of music theory books, and kept the scores of Bach and Shostakovich preludes and fugues next to his piano for reference.

From New York Times

In the first round of the Prix, competitors were asked to compose a vocal fugue based on a melody written by one of the jurors.

From New York Times