How to Use ode in a Sentence

ode

noun
Definition of odenext
Synonyms for odenext
  • An ode to Lagerfeld came in the form of a white blouse.
    — Andrea Lavinthal, Peoplemag, 2 May 2023
  • The song is a swelling, orchestral ode to the cycles of life and a call to live in the present.
    — Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Eden Roc is an ode to sea air and days spent lounging in the sun.
    — Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 7 July 2022
  • And Kennedy was kind of like an ode to Reagan from New Girl.
    — Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 15 May 2022
  • The new name was an ode to an eight-acre oak tree grove that grew at the center.
    — Hanh Truong, Sacramento Bee, 6 Apr. 2024
  • The décor was an ode to the island, from the cane-and-hemp chairs to the cloudlike bedding.
    — Brittani Sonnenberg, Travel + Leisure, 16 Oct. 2023
  • The rest of the album is an ode to the sincerity of her youth.
    — Olivia McCormack, Washington Post, 31 July 2024
  • The album is an ode to the capital, but not a mash note.
    — Jason Farago, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2023
  • Jordan Peele's 'Nope' is a good-not-great ode to old school sci-fi.
    — Alexis Potter, The Arizona Republic, 31 Aug. 2022
  • For all its darker colorations, the film is a lyric ode to the goodness in mankind.
    — Arthur Knight, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Dec. 2023
  • The song’s title is an ode to the Texas jeweler of the same name, who appears in the song’s video.
    — Xander Zellner, Billboard, 25 July 2023
  • Her film doesn’t aim to be a guide, a balm or an ode to forgiveness.
    — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 May 2024
  • The restaurant moves a few blocks away and will have an a la carte menu that’s an ode to Little Italy.
    — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2022
  • State of play: The space is an ode to their love for music and the craft beer industry, Berkley says.
    — Linh Ta, Axios, 1 Aug. 2024
  • As an ode to this heritage, pieces from the drop feature the Zegna 232 road Brand Mark.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 1 Nov. 2022
  • Biden even countered calls to defund the police in an ode to them.
    — Ryan King, Washington Examiner, 15 May 2023
  • The newcomer is an ode to Panerai’s largest store and the city itself.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 22 Sep. 2023
  • The result was more clever ode than full-on throwback—still, ‘The Rachel' 2.0 is bound to inspire its share of copy-cats.
    — Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2024
  • Most of the products are best-sellers (an ode to how much people love her pots).
    — Melanie Curry, Good Housekeeping, 6 July 2022
  • But the show is more than just an ode to beautiful objects.
    — Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor, 16 May 2022
  • The star is an ode to Texas, but also all African-Americans living in the 50 states.
    — Taylor Crumpton, Essence, 19 June 2024
  • That song’s a sweet catchy ode to Onder’s mom and her grandmother.
    — Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 11 June 2022
  • Even the new Barbie's sunglasses are an ode to the Barbie from back then.
    — Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 6 Mar. 2024
  • This Stitch costume brings all the nostalgia with an ode to the Disney movie Lilo & Stitch.
    — Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 18 Oct. 2022
  • And the collar and cuffs were odes to Lagerfeld's signature look.
    — Kristen Rogers, CNN, 2 May 2023
  • The kitchen, with its creamy plaster walls, Calacatta Turquoise stonework, and wraparound views of both the ocean and the bay, is an ode to the morning.
    — Catherine Hong, Architectural Digest, 5 Aug. 2024
  • Here, Burton unpacks what each artist’s ode to McQueen means to her.
    — Alice Newbold, Vogue, 7 June 2022
  • Then, her 2002 ode to then-boyfriend Ben Affleck (the two would split up, then reunite and wed two decades later).
    — Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 27 Nov. 2023
  • The water in Siesta Key, particularly, is also some of the clearest in the state—an ode to its white sand and shallow wading depth.
    — Gina Kramer, USA TODAY, 24 Sep. 2024
  • Most of the film’s odes to brotherhood and spiritual awakening are mocking in this way.
    — Stephen Kearse, The Atlantic, 15 Oct. 2024

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