rhyme
Example Sentences
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But several of those madcap ideas flummoxed fans—Carlin pointed to the 1972 single “Mary Had a Little Lamb,” which was inspired by the nursery rhyme.
History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes.
The midwife, Gertrude, told me that rhymes are a waste of brain space, but I like the way they sound.
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Sometimes you need to make the lyrics fit — you need it to rhyme with something.
From Los Angeles Times
Dad would pet my hair, sing me French nursery rhymes, and tell funny stories until I fell asleep.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.