Example Sentences

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Dixon's fast-paced rhymes helped the songs stand out on the radio, and she became known for phrases such as "We're coming back strong", "M-I-S-T-double-E-Q", "Away we go" and "Enter!"

From BBC • May 22, 2026

The white peak of the Chimborazo rhymes with the white of a waterfall in the foreground, which serves as the focal point of the composition.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Though the state of California has never taken on a role quite like this before, the idea rhymes with other policies at both the state and federal level.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

“The U.S. equity market’s current combination of elevated valuations, extreme concentration, and strong recent returns rhymes with a handful of overextended equity markets during the last century,” says Snider and team.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 7, 2026

We would sing her beloved Marlene Dietrich songs, or Christmas carols, or the nursery rhymes and folk songs Karli and I had grown up with.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo