How to Use ode in a Sentence

ode

noun

• And of course, make an ode to how gay the show is.
  — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
• This is an ode to the good done in the name of sports.
  — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2026
• There was talk of a video, an ode to an imprint of time and place.
  — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 24 June 2026
• Be sure to check out our guide (and ode) to bird feeders, as well.
  — Scott Gilbertson, Wired, 23 June 2020
• An ode to disco is a sure way to pull focus.
  — Calin Van Paris, InStyle, 16 Feb. 2026
• Her baby’s middle name seems like an ode to him.
  — Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 25 Sep. 2025
• The new name was an ode to an eight-acre oak tree grove that grew at the center.
  — Hanh Truong, Sacramento Bee, 6 Apr. 2024
• In fact, the book overall is an ode to fine dining as a craft.
  — Justin Phillips, SFChronicle.com, 28 Oct. 2020
• Eden Roc is an ode to sea air and days spent lounging in the sun.
  — Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 7 July 2022
• Her film doesn’t aim to be a guide, a balm or an ode to forgiveness.
  — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 May 2024
• That includes soft creams, greens, and rich blacks that are an ode to nature.
  — Essence, 22 Oct. 2021
• This year, its maze is an ode to the Badger State.
  — Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 17 Sep. 2025
• The fast food series is an ode to the chains that keep the team fed after their shifts.
  — Emma Balter, Chron, 22 Feb. 2022
• This bookstore is an ode to joy—the joy of reading and living.
  — Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2025
• Biden even countered calls to defund the police in an ode to them.
  — Ryan King, Washington Examiner, 15 May 2023
• The song is a flashy, flex-heavy ode to partying and showing off.
  — Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 3 June 2025
• Or a dopamine-riddled ode to pinball and amusement parks.
  — Mitch Wallace, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
• Eggert said the contest was her idea of an ode to Williams and to the city.
  — Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
• For all its darker colorations, the film is a lyric ode to the goodness in mankind.
  — Arthur Knight, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Dec. 2023
• This is a literary thriller, mystery and an ode to true crime all wrapped up in one.
  — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
• There was an ode to French onion soup that was packed with pork confit and topped with crispy pork skin.
  — New York Times, 27 Dec. 2020
• The rest of the album is an ode to the sincerity of her youth.
  — Olivia McCormack, Washington Post, 31 July 2024
• Jordan Peele's 'Nope' is a good-not-great ode to old school sci-fi.
  — Alexis Potter, The Arizona Republic, 31 Aug. 2022
• The song is a swelling, orchestral ode to the cycles of life and a call to live in the present.
  — Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 23 Feb. 2024
• The dinners at Granor are an ode to the farm workers.
  — Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 17 Oct. 2025
• The project was set to be an ode to the Brooklyn neighborhood.
  — Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 30 June 2026
• Their kare kare, a thick Filipino stew, is served over french fries, as an ode to their love of fast food.
  — oregonlive, 27 Aug. 2021
• The name for the new concept is an ode to farm-to-table fare, Danielson said.
  — Amanda Hancock, Louisville Courier Journal, 21 Oct. 2025
• The décor was an ode to the island, from the cane-and-hemp chairs to the cloudlike bedding.
  — Brittani Sonnenberg, Travel + Leisure, 16 Oct. 2023
• No confirmation on whether or not any tracks are odes to the epic highs and lows of high school football.
  — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 1 May 2026