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Recent Examples of sonneteer
Her counterpart is Nigel's love interest, Portia (Autumn Hurlbert), who defies her double entendre-dropping Puritan father, Brother Jeremiah (Scott Cote), to pursue the sonneteer.
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Kerry Reid, chicagotribune.com, 13 July 2017
A sonnet is addressed to an indifferent object of passion; even if the actual lover warms up, the sonneteer can’t become too easily complacent—a dark lady suddenly sunny produces no one’s idea of a poem.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2017
There’s even an open mike if your inner sonneteer longs to be released; newyorkcitypoetryfestival.com.
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—The New York Times, New York Times, 29 June 2017
Sonneteer is 0 for 10, but has four seconds, giving trainer Keith Desormeaux his second straight Derby starter.
—Gary B. Graves, The Seattle Times, 5 May 2017
Kerry Reid, chicagotribune.com, 13 July 2017
A sonnet is addressed to an indifferent object of passion; even if the actual lover warms up, the sonneteer can’t become too easily complacent—a dark lady suddenly sunny produces no one’s idea of a poem.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2017
There’s even an open mike if your inner sonneteer longs to be released; newyorkcitypoetryfestival.com.
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—The New York Times, New York Times, 29 June 2017
Sonneteer is 0 for 10, but has four seconds, giving trainer Keith Desormeaux his second straight Derby starter.
—Gary B. Graves, The Seattle Times, 5 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sonneteer
Noun
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Jackson Browne, Seth MacFarlane and Patti Austin are among some of the performers set to perform as part of lyricist Alan Bergman‘s 100th birthday celebration.—
Leia Mendoza,
Variety,
10 July 2025
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Throughout the late ’80s and ’90s, each lyricist carved out a singular legacy, helping to define the very DNA of East Coast hip-hop.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
3 July 2025
Noun
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Apart from sipping Michelob Ultra from the brim of his cowboy hat and flirting with the crowd, the tattooed troubadour got candid about his journey as a Mexican American artist in the country genre, sharing his challenges with being stereotyped in the South.—
Diana Leyva,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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Or is this 70-year-old troubadour still able to strike aural gold?—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 June 2025
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“Sonneteer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sonneteer. Accessed 31 Jul. 2025.
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