prosy
Example Sentences
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For an artist, she is unusual in describing herself as a writer as much as a painter—her short stories and prosy poems frequently appear in her catalogues.
From The New Yorker • Jun. 12, 2017
“A Midsummer Night’s Dream” lost most of its magic in the prosy outline.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2016
They're ideal for gifts, and for converting reluctant prosy types and ebook junkies into strokable paper and fine-printing aficionados.
From The Guardian • Jan. 1, 2011
Mr. Turner’s poems can be too prosy, but we need his bracing “bullet-borne language” as he tries to reconcile the chaos of Iraq with the demands of the poetic line.
From New York Times • Jul. 22, 2010
There I went again, building up a glamorous picture of a man who would love me passionately the minute he met me, and all out of a few prosy nothings.
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
