Read full poem →When thou at the random grim forge, powerful amidst peers,
Didst fettle for the great grey drayhorse his bright and battering sandal!
Dictionary Entry
random
Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/ˈɹændəm/Word FrequencyNot availableCurriculum FrequencyLess common (1)Used In Literature ↓A roving motion; course without definite direction; lack of rule or method; chance.
In a Sentence
“The essay uses random to make the point more precise.”
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Poetry examples for “random”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →That thro’ my waters play,
If, in their random, wanton spouts,
They near the margin stray;
Read full poem →The wholesome relief, repose, content;
And this bunch, pluck’d at random from myself;
It has done its work—I tossed it carelessly to fall where it may.