bard
noun
(formerly) a person who composed and recited epic or heroic poems, often while playing the harp, lyre, or the like.
bards
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present tense formof bard (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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This renders Mr. Bacon’s subtitle inapt: “The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald” has been told and retold by authors and bards.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2025
Oh, SZA — just to add to the bards.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2025
Before human beings used cameras to tell their stories, before books and bards and cave paintings, probably, there was the movie of the mind, the never-ending picture starring . . . you.
From Salon ● Jun. 4, 2023
The exploits of Sundiata Keita, a near-mythical figure in the Mande oral tradition, have been passed down by generations of bards.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
Perhaps he was just some common man who wanted bards to sing of him.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
