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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Their defense also missed a whopping 10 tackles in the opening stanza. —

Vincent Frank, Forbes, 24 Nov. 2024 The Kings’ largest lead was 22 points late in the third quarter before the Lakers closed the stanza on a 15-5 run. —

Joe Reedy, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2024 So, of course … Colton’s Thursday — D … after scoring a one-timer at Utah in the first period, Colton left a 5-1 win in Salt Lake City midway through the second stanza with an apparent hand injury. —

Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 26 Oct. 2024 The latter delivers a particularly blistering stanza, as the Brooklyn rep compares his watch faces to Presidential candidates Kamala Harris and Donald Trump’s complexions. —

Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 25 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for stanza