limerick
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Entrants would write the final line of a limerick to enter into the draw to win a brand new car.
From Salon • Jul. 10, 2023
If you’re bored of reading this newsletter, you could ask ChatGPT or Bing to summarize the rest of it for you, or to rewrite it as a jaunty limerick.
From New York Times • Mar. 30, 2023
Angry Dan, from Walthamstow, east London, is known for his vibrant colours and memorable rhymes - writing an original limerick which he paints on each mural.
From BBC • Sep. 24, 2022
He asked the student to read a limerick about a monster-like machine that “munches up socks by the pair.”
From Seattle Times • Nov. 10, 2021
Madeline: "Good limerick" is a contradiction in terms.
From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon
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