poetic licence
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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He wouldn't elaborate about any poetic licence being taken in the movie.
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026
You're in for a treat if you like your period drama served with lashings of schoolboy history, a few large dollops of poetic licence, and tastefully presented by someone wearing a comfy cashmere cardy.
From BBC ● Dec. 1, 2017
“That’s one of many instances of poetic licence taken by the attorney general’s office in the drafting of the presentment,” Hockeimer said.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 22, 2017
“There is a certain amount of poetic licence in the film,” he says with a smile.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 28, 2016
The plot treats of Homer's Odyssey with a poetic licence.
From The Standard Operaglass Detailed Plots of One Hundred and Fifty-one Celebrated Operas by Annesley, Charles, pseud.
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