How to Use ode in a Sentence

ode

noun
  • 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
  • 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 album is an ode to the capital, but not a mash note.
    Jason Farago, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • The star is an ode to Texas, but also all African-Americans living in the 50 states.
    Taylor Crumpton, Essence, 19 June 2024
  • Even the new Barbie's sunglasses are an ode to the Barbie from back then.
    Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 6 Mar. 2024
  • And the collar and cuffs were odes to Lagerfeld's signature look.
    Kristen Rogers, CNN, 2 May 2023
  • 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
  • This film is an ode to all those women in the shadows who were inspired by her bravery.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 6 Nov. 2023
  • The business even pays an in-store ode to its TikTok following.
    Angie Orellana Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024
  • The ultimate ode to the silver screen isn’t in Hollywood.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 27 Mar. 2023
  • The book is an ode to childhood wonder, and the importance of keeping it alive, even in adulthood.
    Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 5 June 2024
  • That’s not the only trail that's an ode to Idaho's famous vegetable.
    Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 22 Sep. 2023
  • But Baldwin’s video is in a class of its own, a depressing ode to the Hamptons of his youth and pre-Rust glory years.
    Curbed, 17 Jan. 2024
  • Some may ask: Why employ straight, fake hair as an ode to Black hair traditions?
    André-Naquian Wheeler, Vogue, 10 Jan. 2023
  • In an ode to Back to the Future, Adam even grabbed an electric guitar and tried to wreck the slow song that brought his mom and her ex closer on the dance floor.
    Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 3 May 2023
  • Crewe keeps one eye on the past and the other on the future; his book brims with élan and feeling, an ode to eros and a lost world, and a warning about the dangers ahead.
    Hamilton Cain, Washington Post, 29 Dec. 2022
  • What’s Old Is New Country decorating is an ode to the past.
    Andrea Crowley, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
  • This nod to the sport is intentional, as WYN is an ode to being active.
    Akili King, Essence, 3 Apr. 2024
  • Whether their hair was swooped into high ponytails or left loose, these celebrities gave a perfect ode to the '60s with their looks.
    Gabi Thorne, Allure, 27 Feb. 2023
  • The track is Cuomo’s ode to canine companionship, with the singer pining for a pet.
    Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 9 Dec. 2022
  • My biggest thing was hoping Hallmark would respond on social media and see it as an ode and not anything else.
    Rob Owen, Kansas City Star, 11 July 2024
  • Moreover, the bigger story of this feature was not so much an ode to marble but the very fact that the family had picked up and left behind their California home.
    Madeleine Luckel, Architectural Digest, 16 July 2024

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