Examples of poetic in a Sentence
your description of the sun setting over the Grand Canyon was a particularly poetic piece of writing
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In Alex Stapleton’s 2011 doc Corman’s World, a who’s-who of American moviemakers sing his praises and the man of the hour waxes poetic about his prolific career.
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 12 May 2024
That would be poetic because Calhoun said the Cougars joined the Broncos as his top two programs.
—Ron Counts, Idaho Statesman, 11 May 2024
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 12 May 2024
That would be poetic because Calhoun said the Cougars joined the Broncos as his top two programs.
—Ron Counts, Idaho Statesman, 11 May 2024
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“Poetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poetic. Accessed 18 May. 2024.
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poetic
adjective
po·et·ic
pō-ˈet-ik 
1
: of, relating to, or characteristic of poets or poetry
poetic words
2
: written in verse
poetical
adjective
-i-kəl
poetically
adverb
-k(ə-)lē
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