LIMERICK in a Sentence

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At this point, I would suggest that the limerick, based on a true story, is the more appropriate poetic form.

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 Meanings and Examples of LIMERICK
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limerick
 n.  humorous short verse; nonsense song or verse
Classic Sentence:
1  He was a sporting vagrant armed with a vast stock of stories, limericks and riddles.
Dubliners By James Joyce
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Example Sentence:
1  At this point, I would suggest that the limerick, based on a true story, is the more appropriate poetic form.