How to Use rondo in a Sentence
rondo
noun-
It’s structured as a rondo, in which an initial or main melody is repeated in between one or more contrasting segments.
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Brian Duignan,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
24 Apr. 2026
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Observing their midfield do a rondo in the warm-up would probably be more entertaining than many whole games elsewhere.
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Nick Miller,
New York Times,
30 May 2026
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Like a rondo, the refrain of family alternates with the contrasting themes, ultimately building to its chilling coda.
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Kevin Dickinson,
Big Think,
8 Aug. 2025
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The Dardennes, typically allergic to the manipulations of music, here remind us that life is as cyclical as a rondo, and just as swift.
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Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
2 Jan. 2026
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James Milner featuring prominently in rondos between the substitutes before last Saturday’s 3-0 home win over Wolverhampton Wanderers was a significant signal about the present and the future for Brighton & Hove Albion’s ‘old guard’.
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Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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