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Recent Examples of elegy
It was written in part as an elegy for her, in part as an embodiment of the old idea that time can be shaped by strenuous action of the imagination within it.
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Dan Chiasson,
The New York Review of Books,
22 Apr. 2026
To say an elegy by heart/to zero our dying before birth.
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Literary Hub,
1 Apr. 2026
The show, a sort of elegy for Gen X, opens with a flash-forward to July 16, 1999, the final hours of Carolyn and John.
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Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2026
Plus an elegy for Breonna Taylor, featuring cellist Jeffrey Zeigler.
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Britt Julious,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for elegy
Dan Chiasson,
The New York Review of Books,
22 Apr. 2026
To say an elegy by heart/to zero our dying before birth.
—
Literary Hub,
1 Apr. 2026
The show, a sort of elegy for Gen X, opens with a flash-forward to July 16, 1999, the final hours of Carolyn and John.
—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2026
Plus an elegy for Breonna Taylor, featuring cellist Jeffrey Zeigler.
—
Britt Julious,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for elegy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for elegy
Noun
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Every entrepreneur in an emerging market knows the lament about brain drain — the people and the capital that leave for richer markets, treated as a pure loss to mourn.
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His one big lament was missing a 4-foot birdie putt on the final hole.
Noun
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Ashura processions are usually dramatic affairs, with chanters singing elegies or dirges dedicated to Hussein, while audience members beat their chests and engage in displays of mourning.
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The already dirge-like film downshifts further, towards a more pleasant state of repose, as Robin convalesces.
Noun
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The reason for the requiem Pulse was an Orlando gay bar where, on June 12, 2016, gunman Omar Mateen shot and killed 49 people and wounded another 58.
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The biggest difference is probably how Laurie plays the final requiem.
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“Elegy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elegy. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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