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iamb

[ahy-am, ahy-amb] / ˈaɪ æm, ˈaɪ æmb /
NOUN
iambic pentameter
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Example Sentences

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All I can say is, iamb happy to have been there for it.

From Washington Post

Five iambs and an anapest was the beat he tramped to now.

From Literature

Without the translation, the vuvv’s ode, its scratchy iambs and dactyls, sound like someone walking forcefully in corduroys.

From Literature

That’s the spirit of the terrible, wonderful “Desperate Measures”: Have iamb, will travel.

From New York Times

You could wish that Mr. Stuelpnagel had found more to work with in the iambs.

From New York Times