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How to use euphuism in a sentence

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They are mainly made up of long speeches with little action, and their style to some extent anticipates Lyly's euphuism.
The influence of euphuism can be seen in the works of such writers as Robert Greene and William Shakespeare, both of whom imitated the style in some works and parodied it in others.
Lyly's mannered literary style, originating in his first books, is known as euphuism.
Euphuism, an elegant Elizabethan literary style marked by excessive use of balance, antithesis, and alliteration and by frequent use of similes drawn from mythology and nature.
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Added to the List, a euphuism current among sporting writers implying that a horse has been gelded.
And so, though we cannot say that euphuism is verse, we can say that it partakes of the nature of verse.
The cry of art for art's sake is raised, and the result is extravagance, euphuism.
Equally unsatisfactory is the theory that euphuism was of purely Spanish origin.
Assamese follows Bengali in its accentuation, but the language has never been the toy of euphuism.
The euphuism of the foregoing quotation will be readily detected.
With euphuism, antithesis and the use of balanced sentences came to stay.
With these general remarks we must leave the subject of euphuism.
To dine with Duke Humphrey is a euphuism for dining not at all.
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