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Then he finished a verse and the next thing I know he's gone.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

His verse included his debut collection, “The Broken Ground,” and his celebrated Sabbath Poems series, which explored living in harmony with the land.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

Mr. Power’s previous books have mostly been about 18th-century writers, yet he is as much at home with recent free verse as with rhymed couplets and sonnets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

To this literary stew Mr. Power adds a brief sketch of Barrett Browning’s life, highlighting points at which her path crossed with Homer or led her toward her own efforts at epic verse.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

He opened his eyes and scanned the verse to make sure he had missed nothing.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

His one pop hit, “Loser,” was built upon a slide-guitar riff and a breakbeat; verses were rapped; and the chorus, a mix of English and Spanish, was a singalong rock anthem.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

“The pro-slavery factions were picking on specific verses like ‘slaves obey your masters’ and saying, ‘Well, we’re clearly advancing the more biblical society because look, the Bible says exactly what we’re doing,’” Coffman said.

From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026

What is most astonishing in Mr. Ackroyd’s brisk, persuasive account is the gulf—and, eventually, chasm—between the discipline and virtuosity of Auden’s verses and his increasingly dissolute and unhappy personal life.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

McFadden directly sampled the “Megamix” electro beat on “Storm,” from “The Audience’s Listening,” prefacing the drop with alien sonics before Edan and Mr. Lif deliver their rap verses.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026

Mrs. Hawkins led them through a dozen verses, each one faster and more spirited than the first.

From "Stella by Starlight" by Sharon M. Draper

Grigoryan said that Voskanyan lived in Glendale with his mother and brother and was an intelligent man who loved reading books and was well versed on politics, sports and current events.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026

To critique any tool, though, you have to be well versed in it, says Daniel Zhao, chief economist at Glassdoor.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026

But by now, head coach Didier Deschamps has his players well versed in sang froid.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

Ukraine's success in drone warfare has attracted the attention of rich Gulf states that have been targeted with the same types of Iranian-designed drones that Ukraine is now well versed in countering.

From Barron's ● May 15, 2026

He pointed out various curiosities and was well versed in the history of the region.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

Many former assistants have risen in the Hollywood ranks, and credit Scott Rudin Productions with versing them in the ways of the industry.

From New York Times ● Apr. 24, 2021

Deadpool 2 doesn’t have as many characters as Infinity War, but full enjoyment of it is even more conditional on a thorough versing in the source material.

From Slate ● May 17, 2018

Nixon himself held no illusions about re versing the 1960 decision,* planned to remain above the rumblings about crooked counts.

From Time Magazine Archive

Fighting, writing, digging, rigging, Hiving, wiving, nursing, versing.

From Time Magazine Archive

Whoever’s versing him right now is a brave soul.

From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles