Example Sentences

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The town, less than 3 miles from Cedar Lake, Seattle’s primary water reservoir, was euphoniously renamed Cedar Falls.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 11, 2024

When Anderson sang, “I’ll be the roundabout,” most American listeners surely had no idea that he was referring to the kind of intersection known less euphoniously, in the U.S., as a traffic circle.

From The New Yorker • Jun. 12, 2017

The others are Annie Grace, Peter Hannah, Paul McCole and, as Prudencia, the euphoniously named Melody Grove, whose latter-day fairy-tale attire is worth noting.

From New York Times • Dec. 13, 2016

The "4G" in its name indicates that it supports the zippy, not-yet-pervasive form of AT&T wireless data otherwise euphoniously known as "HSPA+ with enhanced backhaul" as well as 3G.

From Time • Feb. 10, 2011

I simply woke up from an extraordinary drowsiness to find myself recovering from a sharp attack of what I may most euphoniously call mental excitement.

From The Lunatic at Large by Clouston, J. Storer (Joseph Storer)