How to Use classicism in a Sentence
classicism
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The line was also a good bridge between the ideal of British classicism and my own brand.
—refinery29.com, 20 Mar. 2018
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As one does, pursuant to the classicism that defines the French artistic soul.
—oregonlive, 23 Sep. 2022
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In her world, cool classicism and waviness and the stripper pole all somehow make sense.
—Will Dukes, Rolling Stone, 12 Aug. 2022
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For one, classicism isn’t a style but an approach to design.
—Anne Quito, Quartz, 19 Feb. 2020
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Poppe brought a pleasant classicism to this season of Idol.
—Morgan Enos, Billboard, 22 May 2018
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And that makes the rare moments of classicism all the more interesting.
—Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 13 Sep. 2019
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The fight scenes, on the other had, have snap and surprise — a hand-to-hand, martial-arts classicism that hasn’t been seen much in recent action movies.
—New York Times, 6 Feb. 2020
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Lined in soft leather, the Corsair’s cabin evokes a modern classicism, up to date yet timeless.
—Tribune News Service, cleveland, 9 Nov. 2019
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Kalmar and friends did a slam-bang job of it before turning to the charming and gracious classicism of Haydn’s Symphony No.
—John Von Rhein, chicagotribune.com, 14 June 2018
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His comment invokes the grandeur of classicism and finds courtliness in camp.
—Jack Parlett, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2022
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The classicism that runs through Erdem’s designs, which almost every guest wore, evoked the pictures that hung about them.
—Ian Malone, Vogue, 21 Sep. 2023
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Indeed, his clients hire him for his ability to strike the right balance among classicism, comfort, and cool.
—Kathleen Hackett, ELLE Decor, 9 July 2015
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The two records come at rock classicism from very different angles.
—Mark Richardson, WSJ, 19 June 2019
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The work links classicism with modernity and silently lords over the dining room with grace and gravitas.
—Michele Parente, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 July 2019
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But along with that discernment came a distinct classicism with the peasant class as its victim.
—Elle Decor Editors, ELLE Decor, 8 Mar. 2023
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The latter is a tour de force of the quotidian, the everyday elevated to the grace of classicism.
—Jason Heller, The Atlantic, 11 Sep. 2019
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Courtesy of Boss The show leaned heavily into classicism with a twist, shown not only through the clothes, but via the diverse cast of characters.
—Kevin Leblanc, ELLE, 16 Mar. 2023
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Unlike most shackets which tend to fit oversize and boxy for a relaxed effect, Scotch & Soda’s cropped, polyester-wool blend one brings a bit of classicism to the concept.
—Annie Davidson, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2021
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Elsewhere, the classicism of a pair of pointed black leather boots was broken up with some tailored pants in eye-popping hot raspberry.
—Washington Post, 17 Jan. 2020
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The blend of classicism and contemporary work is a hallmark of this company.
—Lynn Trenning, charlotteobserver, 25 May 2017
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Its steps are rooted in classicism with careful attention to detail, but not full of fussy details.
—Gia Kourlas, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2024
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For the aisle, Gurung is doubling down on refinement, classicism, and elegance—with an edge.
—Carrie Goldberg, Harper's BAZAAR, 23 Apr. 2021
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The hotel, once a gentlemen's boardinghouse, is a paean to louche classicism, stocked with antiques and eclectic bric-a-brac that could have been scooped up on a European Grand Tour.
—Betsy Blumenthal, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Nov. 2023
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Her use of color and interesting approach to shapes offer classicism with a pop.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 22 Apr. 2021
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Fonteyn’s refinement, her classicism, her modesty, and the bloom and fullness that was contained within that modesty—that’s all very much Ashton.
—Sam Needleman, The New York Review of Books, 10 June 2023
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Yet this classicism was challenged when the polo became a hallmark within hip-hop culture.
—Jared Michael Lowe, Teen Vogue, 29 Aug. 2017
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The first thing to go was the minimal logos, which are all ubiquitous and defy classicism, something Lee leans into and rejects in equal doses.
—Kevin Leblanc, ELLE, 21 Feb. 2023
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Revolving Stools by Hay, a 1960s pendant lamp and the base of the table by Yew—also thoughtfully undermine classicism.
—Ian Phillips, WSJ, 8 Nov. 2018
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As 1960s culture introduced more minimalist, graphic art, raging against the classicism of the past, the haggadah’s images changed to reflect the times.
—The Conversation, oregonlive, 15 Apr. 2022
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There’s an element of classicism in some of her pieces that places her on a continuum with Mariano Fortuny.
—Vogue, 25 Sep. 2019
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