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yeats

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for yeats.

Editorial note

It never occurred to me before that Yeats might be more in line with Socrates than with Russell.

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Quick take

The author and poet W. B. Yeats

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of yeats gathered in one view.

noun

The author and poet W. B. Yeats

noun

A surname.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for yeats.

noun

The author and poet W. B. Yeats

noun

A surname.

Example sentences

1

It never occurred to me before that Yeats might be more in line with Socrates than with Russell.

2

I've never been keen on out minds being fastened to a dying animal, as Yeats put it.

3

When I noticed it starts with my favourite Yeats quote I knew I needed to read this.

4

As measured by lines remembered, I suppose that Yeats has to top the list.

5

I think any copyrights Yeats would have had in 1958 were expired.

6

Amazon has assume the Linux Kernel developers (~20) from AMD in Dresden/Germany a few Yeats ago and is still hiring Kernel Developers in Germany.

7

Anyway, I feel more of a citizen of this world, rather than some area that belonged somewhere else 100 years ago, elsewhere 1000 yeats ago, and will for sure in another 1000 years in future.

Quote examples

1

Yeats quote: "The problem with some people is that when they aren't drunk, they're sober."

2

The crazy part of this is that Achebe took the title from a line from Yeats' 1919 poem "The Second Coming".

3

Reminds me of the quote: "Education is not the filling of a bucket, but the lighting of a fire." — William Butler Yeats.

4

Then there is the great galleon of tradition, and on board it travel the great poets and dreamers of the past.” Apologies to Yeats.

Proper noun examples

1

I'm reminded of Yeats: The best lack all conviction, while the worst Are full of passionate intensity.

2

But I've found Rap Genius useful recently for finding explanations of poems by Yeats,Wordsworth and many others.

3

Yeats published the book Responsibilities.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use yeats in a sentence?

It never occurred to me before that Yeats might be more in line with Socrates than with Russell.

What does yeats mean?

The author and poet W. B. Yeats

What part of speech is yeats?

yeats is commonly used as noun.