limerick|limericks in English

noun

[Lim·er·ick || 'lɪmərɪk]

rhymed nonsense poem consisting of five lines

Use "limerick|limericks" in a sentence

1. We're after election limericks, with the only stipulation that entries should scan conventionally.

2. 9 I decided to write a limerick about you!

3. 1 The club negotiated with Limerick City over the weekend.

4. Braw is a Limerick based producer of handmade chocolate, cakes, pastry

5. 20 Will someone please help me fill in the blanks in my limerick?

6. 7 Michael Collins was born in Limerick in 1964 and lives in Seattle.

7. 11 Or God will toss off a limerick for your pleasure.

8. To Limerick, in November last were relieved by the Brig Angeronia, Capt

9. 19 He is full of imagination and can knock off a limerick a few minutes.

10. 2 As for that limerick of hers, I have heard her tell worse.

11. And if you intend to compose your own poems, limericks or verses, a songwriter's rhyming dictionary would be invaluable.

12. He welcomed changes in the life of the University and of the Department in adroitly phrased verse and limericks.

13. 6 The defender had been playing with Limerick on a short-term contract.

14. Limerick Township council discussed passing an exotic animal Bylaw at its March 15 council meeting

15. He is full of imagination and can knock off a limerick in a few minutes.

16. 3 And the Limerick, Ireland plant will now be converted into a repair facility.

17. It is the primary Augustinian house of worship in Limerick and is an easy 5 minute stroll from the center of Limerick and well worth the time! … Read more Date of experience: October 2018

18. 10 Limerick gained a reputation for piety, but we knew it was only the rain.

19. 13 The traditional limerick, which is usually and hence circulated orally, could be considered folk poetry.

20. Anapests can be seen throughout English poetry and verse plays, but they are most frequently employed in comic verse, such as limericks.

21. Confirm is a world-leading SFI research centre in Smart Manufacturing hosted by the University of Limerick

22. 22 That's by Jesse Frankovich and from a website called The Omnificent English Dictionary In Limerick Form.

23. 14 He is full of imagination and can knock off a limerick in a few minutes.

24. 16 Based on one of Aesop's fables, it was as much like a limerick as one of Shakespeare's sonnets.

25. 18 Maybe she will try writing again, nothing too ambitious, a fun poem in the limerick mode.