verse
noun
(not in technical use) a stanza.
verses
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pluralof verse.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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"So I was personally yearning for hooks and verses that are as powerful as choruses. Like an Elton John song where the melody just breaks your heart."
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
“The pro-slavery factions were picking on specific verses like ‘slaves obey your masters’ and saying, ‘Well, we’re clearly advancing the more biblical society because look, the Bible says exactly what we’re doing,’” Coffman said.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
Unlike traditional posthumous albums that stitch together loose verses, “Prolific” was recorded and sequenced nearly two years before Hussle’s death.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
What is most astonishing in Mr. Ackroyd’s brisk, persuasive account is the gulf—and, eventually, chasm—between the discipline and virtuosity of Auden’s verses and his increasingly dissolute and unhappy personal life.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
When his father started to read from Proverbs, Turner was surprised at how many verses about rebellious children he had been able to collect on such short notice.
From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt
