How to Use nursery rhyme in a Sentence

nursery rhyme

noun

• The novel reads a bit like a detective story: Milkman must piece together scraps of nursery rhymes, local folk tales, mysterious place-names, and riddles.
  — Pamela Newton, The Atlantic, 7 July 2024
• One child wanted to know if there are cows on the moon — like in the nursery rhyme.
  — Marcia Dunn, orlandosentinel.com, 17 Sep. 2021
• The book has a fairy-tale quality, a ring of the nursery rhyme.
  — Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 8 Feb. 2022
• But nursery rhymes and cartoon videos on the main site have billions of views.
  — Mark Bergen, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2019
• Those three blind mice from the nursery rhyme might have a chance to see the farmer’s wife coming after all.
  — Dan Hurley, Discover Magazine, 18 Dec. 2016
• Again, all of this from a news conference roughly the length of a nursery rhyme.
  — Zach Osterman, Indianapolis Star, 21 Feb. 2018
• The words could have survived by themselves, as sayings and nursery rhymes have done.
  — The Economist, 16 Dec. 2017
• Put a spin on the classic nursery rhyme with this oh-so-simple DIY costume for three.
  — Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping, 11 May 2022
• At first glance, Gray and Dominguez are an odd pairing: Dominguez is short and round, Gray tall and lean, like a couple out of a nursery rhyme.
  — Zan Romanoff, latimes.com, 2 Apr. 2018
• Pay homage to Wednesday Addams with the nursery rhyme line that inspired her name.
  — Samantha Olson, Seventeen, 21 Dec. 2022
• He was then taken from Tomsk to Omsk—which sounds like the dark refrain of a nursery rhyme.
  — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2022
• Her phrasing is bell-like in its clarity; the melody has a halting naivete, like a nursery rhyme.
  — Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 19 Apr. 2024
• For older people who came to the rally, the fragility of London’s bridges is more than just grist for a nursery rhyme.
  — Mark Landler, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2020
• The singing of a nursery rhyme sets in motion a bloody curse that awakens a demonic figure.
  — Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2019
• Break out in an Andrew Dice Clay nursery rhyme when talking about the keys to victory?
  — David Moore, Dallas News, 23 Nov. 2020
• Certain of her poems could take on a singsong quality, like a child’s nursery rhyme.
  — Maggie Doherty, The New Yorker, 9 May 2022
• Grandma sings the kiddos a cautionary nursery rhyme and recites the rules.
  — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2023
• Probably just below the chance that Ush would blast one of Fiddy’s most beloved, not that nursery rhyme-ish jams during the birth of said son.
  — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 28 Feb. 2022
• Through the program, children can learn nursery rhymes and letter sounds from the comfort of their homes, with just a computer.
  — Nellie Bowles, New York Times, 7 July 2019
• On Tuesday, July 9, at 6:30 p.m., one half-hour of nursery rhymes, songs, and fingerplays will take place.
  — courant.com, 26 June 2019
• Based on an old nursery rhyme, Fitzgerald co-composed the song that went on to become a standard and put Fitzgerald on her way to being crowned the Queen of Jazz.
  — Wade Tatangelo, USA TODAY, 28 Sep. 2020
• David Bowie's daughter has shared a sweet throwback video featuring the late rock legend dancing with her to a nursery rhyme.
  — Jessica Wang, EW.com, 7 June 2023
• Besides the masks, Rapids fans sang Ring around the Rosie — which is a nursery rhyme about the plague — just before Colorado scored a season-high four goals in a half, en route to a 6-3 victory.
  — Jake Shapiro, The Denver Post, 3 Aug. 2019
• Of course there's a nursery rhyme for helping kids navigate school lockdowns.
  — Taylor Seely, USA TODAY, 8 June 2018
• There are shades of improvisational jazz, of Delta blues, of rap-battle taunts and nursery rhymes, but the album’s genre is hard to place.
  — Carrie Battan, The New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2020
• To be able to self-quarantine is a privilege, kind of like stocking up on groceries and singing a nursery rhyme while washing your hands.
  — Otis R. Taylor Jr., SFChronicle.com, 16 Mar. 2020
• Key got out of his seat for a full-on cocktail lounge performance of the nursery rhyme, not breaking character as the segment faded out.
  — Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE.com, 28 Oct. 2019
• Across the country, dozens of moms — and dads — in coaching will spend the next few weeks juggling scouting reports and nursery rhymes, balancing practice and play dates.
  — Dave Clark, Cincinnati.com, 20 Mar. 2018
• Across the country, dozens of moms in coaching will spend the new few weeks juggling scouting reports and nursery rhymes, balancing practice and play dates.
  — Lindsay Schnell, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2018
• In the first episode, Morticia reveals that Wednesday's name was inspired by her favorite nursery rhyme.
  — Samantha Olson, Seventeen, 2 Dec. 2022

Last Updated: 27 Oct 2024