Tiger! Tiger! burning bright

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The first line of the poem “The Tiger,” from Songs of Experience, by William Blake. The first stanza reads:

Tiger! Tiger! burning bright
In the forests of the night,
What immortal hand or eye
Could frame thy fearful symmetry?

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How to use Tiger! Tiger! burning bright in a sentence

His peers remember him as a bright man who spoke softly and occasionally came across as a bit shy.
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All of the big cats have a special mystique, but perhaps none more so than the tiger.
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In March, police arrested a group of wealthy businessmen and government officials who were about to dine on illegal tiger meat.
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The correspondent does a stand-up next to a burning pile of heroin and gets a taste of its effect.
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On his Instagram account (which has since been taken down), Brinsley made one reference to burning an American flag.
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His nose was hooked and rather large, his eyes were blue, bright as steel, and set a trifle wide.
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While Benjy sat contemplating this creature, and wondering what was to be the end of it all, a bright idea occurred to him.
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne
"She used to be so well—so bright," said Angela, who also appeared to have the desire to say something kind and comfortable.
Confidence|Henry James
Its backbone should be the study of biology and its substance should be the threshing out of the burning questions of our day.
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As the bright glow of a little cascade of sparks pierced the darkness, a voice in our rear called sharply: "Hands up!"
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