Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tankas
Noun
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Can a home furnishing-cabal haiku be far behind?—
Pat Beall,
Sun Sentinel,
13 Mar. 2026 -
Best of all are terrace bathtubs crafted from rocks or hinoki cypress wood, filled with hot spring onsen water—plus haiku-inspiring valley views.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The construction is the same -- three lines, 17 syllables, with five syllables in the first line, seven syllables in the second line and five syllables on the third line -- but the tone and subject matter of a senryu is different.—
Mary Colurso | mcolurso@al.com,
al,
19 Nov. 2020
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The event is open to anyone interested in learning about the modern haiku, senryu and haibun types of poetry, focusing on contemporary free verse forms, not the familiar five-seven-five-syllable structure.—
Carole Goldberg,
courant.com,
7 Aug. 2019
Noun
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The photos of the revues, or espectáculos, are indeed odes to the spectacle.—
Bryan Barcena,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2026
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Spurs head coach Mitch Johnson has joined the Silver and Black in silver and black with a new mural at Rudy's Seafood, home to various spray-paint odes to Spurs greats old and new.—
René Guzman,
San Antonio Express-News,
25 Feb. 2026
Noun
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In Berceuse Parish, there are so many elegies.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
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If Wyatt and Surrey could pen brilliant sonnets under Tudor tyranny, then certainly great art can be produced under capitalism despite its particular degradations.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Mar. 2026
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Today’s large language models can write sonnets and debug code.—
Nicole Fraenkel,
Fortune,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The epitome of that tradition is Choral Evensong, an evening service of hymns, psalms and prayers laid out by Archbishop Thomas Cranmer, the first Protestant archbishop of the Church of England, in 1549.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Apr. 2026
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By weaving together songs, sounds, words, and visuals, Psalms gives audiences a real feel for the broader culture.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Tankas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tankas. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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