How do you use the word "bard" in a sentence?

Q: How do you use the word "bard" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "bard": I got the OK so I unthinkingly created the clichéd 'grass runner thief/bard' character. Together, a bard, a wizard, a cleric, a barbarian and a monk comprise the party.

Bard Meaning

/bɑːd/

Definition, CEFR level C2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounA professional poet and singer, like among the ancient Celts, whose occupation was to compose and sing verses in honor of the heroic achievements of princes and brave men.

nounA poet.

Sentence Examples

I got the OK so I unthinkingly created the clichéd 'grass runner thief/bard' character.

Together, a bard, a wizard, a cleric, a barbarian and a monk comprise the party.

CEFR Practice Quiz

In medieval times, a traveling ____ would recite epic poems in the village square.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

William Shakespeare is often referred to as the ____ of Avon by scholars.

Word Origin & History

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH-dʰh₁o-der. Proto-Celtic *bardosder. Old Irish bard Scottish Gaelic bàrdder. English bard (15th c.) from Scottish Gaelic bàrd, from Old Irish bard, from Proto-Celtic *bardos (“bard, poet”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH- (“praise”), and reinforced by Latin bardus, borrowed from Celtic. Cognate with Latin grātus (“grateful, pleasant, delightful”), Sanskrit गृणाति (gṛṇāti, “calls, praises”), Old Church Slavonic жрьти (žrĭti, “to sacrifice”).

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"He is a Welsh bard, and a man full of animation, anecdote, and independence; […]" — 1837, Richard Llwyd, The Poetical Works of Richard Llwyd, the Bard of Snowdon:

"A WEAPON, THE WARRIOR CARRIES. A SAW, THE IDIOT CARRIES. AN INSTRUMENT, THE BARD CARRIES." — 2023, Rundisc, Chants of Sennaar, Focus Entertainment, via Nintendo Switch, level/area: Gardens:

"I saw a bard work a bit of magic once. He brought up a volunteer from the audience, insulted him in rather colorful fashion, and then made the man forget the insults—and then he did the same trick all over again, twice more.”" — 2015 August 18, Tim Pratt, Pathfinder Tales: Reign of Stars, Macmillan, →ISBN, page 116:

""Having a bard would be even less helpful than having a second wizard, " John interjects." — 2024 January 9, Kristy Boyce, Dungeons and Drama, Delacorte Press, →ISBN, page 66:

"The defensive armor with which the horses of the ancient knights or men at arms were covered, or, to use the language of the time, barded, consisted of the following pieces made either of metal or jacked leather, the Chamfron, Chamfrein or Shaffron, the Criniere or Main Facre, the Poitrenal, Poitral or Breast Plate, and the Croupiere or Buttock Piece." — 1786, Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page 29:

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