Example sentences for: onomatopoeia

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

  • Onomatopoeia adds zest to language, from aagh! to zzz ..., but somewhere between print and enunciation, the exact equivalence between sound and sense can get lost.

  • Luckily, since most comics are aimed at those with unsophisticated reading skills, most of the onomatopoeia inside is spelled the way it sounds.

  • This was the word that first caught my eye as the obverse of onomatopoeia.

  • Much comic-book onomatopoeia comes from the fights of good guys versus bad guys, specifically the sound of fists against bodies.

  • In fact, the amount of back-formed onomatopoeia devoted to sounds of human manufacture is astounding.


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