strophe

Example Sentences

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This is the center of the middle strophe of these three songs, the creation of a third person by a couple.

From New York Times

In his word-drunk universe, “news” hooks up with “chartreuse,” “strophes” wins “trophies” and “rival” gets “adjectival.”

From New York Times

He treats the work as a study in shifting colors, emphasizing the contrasting textures of each strophe, from harplike passages to rich orchestral sonorities.

From Washington Post

"It consists of short, varied strophes that are delivered at a fairly slow pace, with pauses of a few seconds between each strophe. Many strophes are rather simple and consist of a few whistled notes."

From BBC

Though Brazil has earned a deserved reputation for its easygoing social relations, where class and cultural barriers break down at the first strophes of samba, the reality on the ground is sometimes starkly different.

From Newsweek