lyric

Example Sentences

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“There’s this one lyric that Doechii sang, and I was just like, ‘Yeah, real.’

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

“When people go around talking to God, it always ends in tears” is absolutely the most Bono lyric, not taking himself too seriously but also still being completely, 100% sincere.

From Salon • Mar. 10, 2026

Kristi Noem, the secretary of homeland security, called the lyric “completely disrespectful…to every single individual that has ever stood up and fought for our freedoms.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

Asked how she finds time for so many projects, she reached for a lyric from her smash track "365."

From Barron's • Jan. 24, 2026

The description of Danaë in the wooden chest was the most famous passage of a famous poem by Simonides of Ceos, a great lyric poet who lived in the sixth century.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton