Example sentences for: lyrical

How can you use “lyrical” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Two lyrical examples:

  • Homer wrote his epic works on Chios; and lyrical poetry was much admired, particularly the work of the poets Archilochos on Paros and Sappho on Lesvos.

  • In 1960, Penderecki exploded the lyrical associations of the string orchestra in his Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima for 52 stringed instruments, a brutal piece commemorating an act of violence.

  • "Ol' Man River" was the song in which he first found his lyrical voice, compressing the suffering, resignation, and anger of an entire race into 24 taut lines and doing it so naturally that it's no wonder folks assume the song's a Negro spiritual.

  • In the lyrical sections, it works superbly (most of the second movement, say, and the beautiful B minor/C flat major section of the first movement's second subject, projected with supple delicacy by Levin).


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