alliterative

adjective

al·lit·er·a·tive ə-ˈli-tə-rə-tiv

-tə-ˌrā-tiv

: of, relating to, or marked by alliteration

alliteratively adverb

Examples of alliterative in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Crockett’s blend of viral fame and determined, head-down legislative work demonstrates the potency of a Black, female politician who doesn’t tamp down aspects of her identity to appease her critics, and who is instead willing to speak sharp–and often alliterative–truth to power. —

Emma Specter, Vogue, 7 Oct. 2024 The titles—rhythmic, alliterative, and absurdly ingenious tongue-twisters—cast an evocative spell as imagistic monostiches, that format of one-line poems favored by practitioners as diverse as Guillaume Apollinaire and John Ashbery. —

Sarah Lehrer-Graiwer, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2024 Trump is savvy enough to use accessible language, short sentence structure, and alliterative slogans which have certainly gained more traction than his opponents on all sides of the aisle who prefer a more sophisticated approach to talking policy. —

Brea Baker, refinery29.com, 30 Aug. 2024 Marshall Mathers is paying homage to another alliterative pop culture legend: Peter Parker. —

Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 2 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for alliterative

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