roman

Example Sentences

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Her third book, “American Wife,” was a darkly shaded roman à clef about a woman very much like First Lady Laura Bush.

From Los Angeles Times

Dangerous fireworks include rockets, firecrackers, roman candles and those made with a variety of chemicals like boron and arsenic sulfide.

From Los Angeles Times

The slightly detached, hot-but-cold quality of Cusk’s work is emphasized by her publisher’s striking use of the serifless roman typeface Optima, with wide leading between the lines.

From New York Times

The marks themselves can vary widely, from simple brush strokes to forms that look like twigs, roman letters, or balls of incandescent gas.

From New York Times

As with most road stories, the biggest question around United’s record unbeaten away run is whether, for all the fun, the jazz, the poetry, the roman candle pyrotechnics, it’s actually leading them anywhere.

From The Guardian