stanza

noun

stan·za ˈstan-zə

: a division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together in a usually recurring pattern of meter and rhyme : strophe

sports : a period (such as a half or an inning) into which the duration of a game is divided

The game's prime moment wasn't the decisive and popular eighth-inning, two-run homer by Mark Bellhorn … but a sensational play by Boston's Manny Ramirez in the top of that same stanza.—

Roger Angell

stanzaic

stan-ˈzā-ik

adjective

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That offence, combined with a tally from Adam Henrique, put the Oilers up 5-0 just past the 12-minute mark of the middle stanza. —

Daniel Nugent-Bowman, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025 The crowd at Hal & Mal’s in Jackson, Mississippi, whoops with pleasure at the end of every stanza. —

Emma John, AFAR Media, 7 Jan. 2025 That bout took place at UFC 303, with Pereira stopping the fight in the second stanza. —

Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025 But first, the Nuggets’ starters had to check back in during the final stanza, after the worst bench stint in the last couple of weeks. —

Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 29 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for stanza