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How to use lyricism in a sentence

11 example sentences · noun

Lyricism means great enthusiasm. Example: “Most ambitious of all perhaps is Dark Ballet, a long concept-song about Joan of Arc in which the lyricism of the piano lines startles.”

Examples of lyricism by meaning

nounSuitability to be sung or used as lyrics.

  • Most ambitious of all perhaps is Dark Ballet, a long concept-song about Joan of Arc in which the lyricism of the piano lines startles.2019 June 8, Kitty Empire, “Madonna: Madame X review – a splendidly bizarre return to form”, in The Guardian

More sentences with lyricism

  • His posthumous collection edited by his friends manifests modern lyricism, nyctophilia and death obsessions.1972, Contemporary Gujarati Poetry, Surat : Western India Publishing Company, page 6. From the entry nyctophilia
  • Her voice here is fully developed: She writes with an inimitable mix of force, lyricism and internet-honed humor.2019 August 4, Maggie Doherty, “Jia Tolentino on the ‘Unlivable Hell’ of the Web and Other Millennial Conundrums”, in The New York Times…. From the entry meme-speak
  • Tetzlaff played the wistful melodic phrases with arching lyricism and radiantly penetrating pianissimos, while in the orchestra Mr.2007 January 16, Anthony Tommasini, “Serious German Violinist Gets a Rock Star Ovation”, in The New York Times. From the entry timelessness
  • But who could not have been captivated by the passages of ecstatic murmurings; shimmering, unhinged harmonies; ruminatively Wagnerian lyricism?2007 January 20, Anthony Tommasini, “Muti Takes the Reins, a Classicist at His Core”, in New York Times. From the entry ruminatively
  • Hakola’s music scampers about mischievously, mixing together shapely lyricism, atonality, quirky folkishness and an almost hedonistic approach to timbre and rhythm.2007 April 26, Allan Kozinn, “A Finnish Composer Possessed of a Joyful, Mischievous Spirit”, in New York Times. From the entry folkishness
  • Poetism was intoxicated with life, with its sensuality and lyricism, and for the most part poetism ignored life's darker aspects.2006, Craig Cravens, Culture and Customs of the Czech Republic and Slovakia, page 155. From the entry poetism
  • I think I captured the reverence and lyricism of the mid-autumn moon in this shot off Mayu Island in Shantou.[1987, Manly Chin, China The Beautiful [中國風光攝影集], Reader's Digest Association Far East Limited, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 310. From the entry Double Island
  • A group of girls talking in a mix of languages, in a streety English hip-hop and a swoony lyricism spiked with Spanish.2005, Lori M Carlson, Oscar Hijuelos, Red hot salsa. From the entry streety
  • Its musical language combines the elements of national lyricism, expressive narrative and exultant laetification, the qualities that are in correspondence with the epic subject of the opera.1952, Aleksandr Tikhonovich Grechaninov, My Life, page 4. From the entry laetification
  • Full of Coxon's trademark sarky lyricism, this 14-track concept album celebrates and laments the bittersweet nature of love, avoiding being dull or mawkish by being so gorgeous and satisfyingly coherent.2006 February 19, Nosheen Iqbal, “Graham Coxon, Love Travels at Illegal Speeds”, in The Observer. From the entry sarky

Meaning of lyricism

  1. noun Great enthusiasm.
  2. noun The emotional style of lyric poetry.
  3. noun Suitability to be sung or used as lyrics.

Full definition of lyricism

Questions about lyricism in a sentence

How do you use lyricism in a sentence?
Lyricism is used as a noun. For example: “Most ambitious of all perhaps is Dark Ballet, a long concept-song about Joan of Arc in which the lyricism of the piano lines startles.”
What is a short sentence with lyricism?
“His posthumous collection edited by his friends manifests modern lyricism, nyctophilia and death obsessions.”
What does lyricism mean?
Lyricism means great enthusiasm.

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