How to Use stanza in a Sentence

stanza

noun

• The Drakes were down, 30-23, early in the fourth stanza.
  — Rick O'Brien, Philly.com, 27 Mar. 2018
• Of the five stanzas in Lee’s record, only the first two are in the Willie John record.
  — Will Friedwald, WSJ, 18 Nov. 2016
• Meanwhile, the Panthers went just 3-for-8 from the foul line in the stanza.
  — Mike Owens, Philly.com, 16 Mar. 2018
• In the final stanza, the Spurs seemed ready to pull away as DeRozan got hot.
  — Tom Orsborn, ExpressNews.com, 14 Jan. 2021
• The Scorpions best chance of the first half came with about 4:15 left in the first stanza.
  — Tim Schwartz, Howard County Times, 5 Sep. 2017
• Boyke had a pair of three-point plays during the stanza.
  — Wright Wilson, Detroit Free Press, 19 Mar. 2023
• Ryan Young posted 12 of his points in the third stanza.
  — Rick O'Brien, Philly.com, 13 Mar. 2018
• The 49ers also held a 10-point lead in the final stanza.
  — Vincent Frank, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
• Duncan Zielke took over in the final stanza for the Scots, with a goal with 10:29 left in the match.
  — Mike Waters, Dallas News, 14 May 2023
• The Panthers made only three attacks in the last stanza of the match.
  — David Taylor, Houston Chronicle, 10 Jan. 2020
• The Crunch got on the board courtesy of a power-play goal by Colton at the 12:36 mark of the middle stanza.
  — Lindsay Kramer | [e-mail], cleveland, 20 Apr. 2019
• That bout took place at UFC 303, with Pereira stopping the fight in the second stanza.
  — Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
• Malone took her foot off the gas a bit in the third stanza, but earned that right after putting the first two rounds in the bag.
  — Kevin Johnston, Indianapolis Star, 26 Apr. 2018
• But Missouri came out with fire and poise to open up the second stanza.
  — Jaden Lewis, Kansas City Star, 27 Jan. 2024
• The Sky jumped out with a 30-point opening stanza and led by eight after one.
  — chicagotribune.com, 6 Sep. 2020
• Burroughs pitching struggled in the top of the frame as Sherwood used five hurlers in the stanza against the Vikings (1-4).
  — Jeff Tully, latimes.com, 7 Mar. 2018
• Romelu Lukaku had no meaningful touches of the ball in the first stanza.
  — Samindra Kunti, Forbes, 17 June 2021
• The final stanza played much like the others, Moeller would inch to a lead, then the Elks, who shoot back, would fire in a 3-ball to tie.
  — Scott Springer, The Enquirer, 14 Mar. 2021
• Starter Ody Oguama and Kalu Ezipke off the bench were void of points and rebounds in the first stanza.
  — Scott Springer, The Enquirer, 8 Jan. 2023
• The first stanzas of the poem describe the remaining echoes of his late wife.
  — Antonia Mufarech, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Dec. 2023
• The lead grew to 52-38 after the third before closing it out in the final stanza.
  — Dallas News, 11 Feb. 2023
• In the opening stanza of the weekend’s Civil War series, the No.
  — oregonlive, 25 Jan. 2020
• The second stanza had both the home and visiting crowd sitting on the edge of their seats.
  — Tim Schwartz, baltimoresun.com, 6 Nov. 2019
• But foul trouble kept both players on the bench for most of the second stanza.
  — Mike Owens, Philly.com, 19 Mar. 2018
• 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
• The Storm rebounded from a late deficit, outscoring the Tigers 14-0 in the last stanza for the victory.
  — Ledeai, The Courier-Journal, 19 Aug. 2023
• The third-quarter success for the Spartans started on the hosts’ second punt of the stanza.
  — Nathan Cambridge, La Cañada Valley Sun, 6 Sep. 2019
• The chorus was sung at the beginning and end and in between each stanza.
  — Hermine Saunders, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 10 Oct. 2020
• Ahead by two points to begin the final stanza, the Eagles gradually pulled away.
  — Matt Feld, Boston Herald, 25 Feb. 2025
• Still, the game remained scoreless well until the second period before McCoy lit the lamp more than five minutes into the stanza to put the Hornets on top.
  — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 21 Feb. 2025