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 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Though Swift rarely speaks of her personal life with her boyfriend, her 2019 album, Lover, was an ode to him.
  — Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 Oct. 2022
• 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
• Neil Marshall's spelunking movie is at once an ode to the power of female friendship, a creature feature and a (wo)man-versus-nature survival tale.
  — Anya Jaremko-Greenwold, The Week Us, theweek, 9 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 9 Jun 2024