How to Use artful in a Sentence

artful

adjective
  • The artful piece of hitting gave the Dodgers a 2-0 lead.
    Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2021
  • Since 2007, fans of the store have visited to shop and to see the artful displays.
    Mary Jane Brewer, cleveland, 24 Oct. 2022
  • The designs in the mold make your cookies look like artful tiles.
    Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 4 Dec. 2023
  • The graphic lines of the rug, cocktail table, and Barcelona give the space an artful edge.
    Anna Fixsen, ELLE Decor, 29 Dec. 2022
  • The wood grain and dovetail joints add an artful touch.
    Hadley Keller, House Beautiful, 10 Apr. 2020
  • Here are 12 of the artful and moving entries honored by the judges.
    Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 June 2024
  • Cleo is a Nassau girl and artful dodger whose world collides with the Pogues.
    Tamara Fuentes, Seventeen, 29 July 2021
  • This one wasn’t very artful, and right now neither is the offense.
    BostonGlobe.com, 12 Oct. 2019
  • There’s a bit of that, but Showalter is up to something more sly, and maybe more artful.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 12 Sep. 2021
  • The inside of the old steeple has become an artful appendage in the Q Prime office.
    Tom Roland, Billboard, 29 Mar. 2024
  • Of course Linda’s clients are thrilled with the thoughtful and artful design choices made in the space.
    Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 10 Aug. 2023
  • This all white look gets an artful touch with playful, sculptural dots that are worth the splurge.
    Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2021
  • Indeed, right now an artful camel might be just the ticket.
    Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2020
  • The style also features artful knotting throughout, including at the hips, cuffs of the sleeves and on the bodice of the frock.
    Julia Teti, WWD, 23 Jan. 2025
  • But he has not been swayed by any of their catchy slogans or artful headshots.
    Zia Ur-Rehman Saiyna Bashir, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2024
  • The only drawback to the show was that Badu’s artful projected backdrop took up all of the stage’s screen space.
    Natalie Weiner, Dallas News, 24 July 2023
  • The cheese flavor comes from an artful blend of yeast, lactic acid and sourdough.
    Jolene Thym, The Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2025
  • The most artful dessert is the Swiss roll, a fanciful riff on Ho Hos that gives chocolate lovers more than their fix.
    Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 21 Aug. 2020
  • The key now is to find an artful way to utilize NFTs in our own endeavors and be at the forefront of what lies ahead.
    Greg Reid, Rolling Stone, 21 June 2022
  • Star pastry chef Sasha Piligian is a master of the artful cake.
    Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2021
  • His game is not as smooth and artful as Roger Federer’s.
    New York Times, 15 June 2021
  • The rats, who had drowned in a rainstorm, lay in artful counterpoint, as though posing for a still-life.
    Morgan Meis, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2023
  • In an artful touch, the waste-nothing chef finishes the plate with tortilla ash.
    Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 12 Jan. 2024
  • In the lavish bathroom, an artful grid of bronze knobs is strung across a stretch of storage like beads on a necklace.
    Anita Sarsidi, ELLE Decor, 26 May 2023
  • There are ways to make this kind of movie at once artful, entertaining and true.
    Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2021
  • Rounding out her artful backyard is a wiggly strip of grass near one side of the pool for a touch of whimsy.
    Kelsey Mulvey, Sunset Magazine, 21 May 2024
  • Built in the 1920s and reimagined through Thompson’s artful flourishes, the house captures the...
    Kristina O’Neill, WSJ, 4 June 2020
  • With fine dining-style small plates and artful cupcakes, there's never been a better time for the dogs to dine out.
    Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 1 Nov. 2022
  • From the personal, to the artful, to the serious, to the campy — here is the official ranking of our favorites.
    Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2022
  • Some of my best fall outfits are comprised of classic pieces like jeans, sweaters, and great boots, worn in artful ways.
    Vogue, 25 Aug. 2021

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