Definition of Epigram

a brief and witty saying or poem

Examples of Epigram in a sentence

At his daughter’s wedding, Jason shared a heartwarming epigram he had written.  🔊

The cute epigram on the Valentine’s card made me smile.  🔊

During his speech, the president quoted an epigram from one of his favorite poets.  🔊

Sheila won the poetry contest with her insightful epigram about death.  🔊

Using a rhyming epigram as a brief introduction, the playwright described what the audience would see in the three-act play.  🔊

The critic seemed to dislike every epigram in the poetry collection except for the witty verse about love.  🔊

Unfortunately, there was only one epigram in the comedian’s set that made the audience laugh.  🔊

The epigram contest winner will earn ten thousand dollars for writing a short and funny poem about the company's product.  🔊

If you can refuse everything but temptation, you are agreeing with a popular epigram made famous by Oscar Wilde.  🔊

The funny epigram is often included as part of the dialogue in comedy films.  🔊

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