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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
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Composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz will host two events at the 2025 ASCAP Foundation Musical Theatre Fest, which is returning for a third year at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, Calif., May 5-6.—
Paul Grein,
Billboard,
17 Apr. 2025
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Academy Award-winning composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz adapted the musical for the screen.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Apr. 2025
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Timothée Chalamet Took Five Years To Prepare To Play Bob Dylan In ‘A Compete Unknown’ During a small press event in Bob Dylan’s home state of Minnesota on Dec. 5, 2024, Timothée Chalamet said his quest of becoming the legendary troubadour for A Complete Unknown took an immense amount of prep time.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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The other person in the room is fellow troubadour and rabble-rouser Pete Seeger.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
10 Dec. 2024
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“Sonneteer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sonneteer. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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