stanza

noun

stan·za | \ ˈstan-zə

Definition of stanza

1 : a division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together in a usually recurring pattern of meter and rhyme : strophe

2 sports : a period (such as a half or an inning) into which the duration of a game is divided The game's prime moment wasn't the decisive and popular eighth-inning, two-run homer by Mark Bellhorn … but a sensational play by Boston's Manny Ramirez in the top of that same stanza.— Roger Angell

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Villanova came out of the gates slow to start the second half but that was never going to last for the entire stanza. — Patrick Brennan, Cincinnati.com, "No. 3 Villanova downs No. 4 Xavier basketball in Big East clash, 95-79," 17 Feb. 2018 The set for the show featured a giant stanza from Montgomery’s piece, and all of the poets’ words were incorporated onto the actual garments in the collection, embroidered onto outerwear and shirting and printed onto accessories. — Brooke Bobb, Vogue, "Pierpaolo Piccioli Tapped Four Famous Poets to Interpret His Fall 2019 Collection for Valentino," 3 Mar. 2019 Burroughs pitching struggled in the top of the frame as Sherwood used five hurlers in the stanza against the Vikings (1-4). — Jeff Tully, latimes.com, "Burroughs baseball wins battle of big innings against Santa Monica," 7 Mar. 2018 As the crowd of 21,965 in T-Mobile Arena stood and cheered, both fighters landed big shots in the final stanza. — Jim Chairusmi, WSJ, "How Canelo Alvarez Surprised Gennady Golovkin With a Different Game Plan," 16 Sep. 2018 The six-run stanza saw its final score when Hause came home on a groundout by Kristy Taix. — Grant Gordon, latimes.com, "Crescenta Valley softball starts fast in Division III playoff blowout," 18 May 2018 The central stanza describes her to us, for the only time, in figurative language. — Willard Spiegelman, WSJ, "Words to Probe Our Deepest Thoughts," 6 July 2018 The Vikings got out to a five-point lead at 32-27 in the early minutes of the second half, but Wayne's Quisenberry consistently got to the basket and the Warriors led 39-38 going to the last stanza. — Scott Springer, Cincinnati.com, "Princeton comes up short against Wayne in regional semi," 14 Mar. 2018 The Drakes were down, 30-23, early in the fourth stanza. — Rick O'brien, Philly.com, "Jennifer Kremp leads Jenkintown to first state basketball title," 27 Mar. 2018

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