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
“Maybe it’s the director’s poetic licence, but that is not how I reacted.”
From The Guardian ● Jul. 29, 2017
Where poetic licence is used in the film, it works well.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 6, 2012
All of which was very pretty sentiment, and if some poetic licence got mixed in with the truth, surely the occasion justified the alliance.
From Sir Robert Hart The Romance of a Great Career, 2nd Edition by Juliet Bredon
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