How to Use collage in a Sentence

collage

noun
  • We made collages in art class.
  • The album is a collage of several musical styles.
  • The set includes 13 pieces, each varying in shape and size, to create a unique collage wall.
    Jessica Copeland, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2024
  • Chanon Judson, the choreographer, described the movement, like so much of the show, as a collage.
    New York Times, 20 Jan. 2022
  • Weathersby makes paintings and sculptures, both with elements of collage.
    Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2022
  • Images are flattened out, replacing depth with collage-like layers, as seen in the cover portrait of Joyce, a study in green and beige.
    Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2022
  • The book was controversial, because the emperor’s speech was a collage from myriad sources in different contexts.
    New York Times, 27 Dec. 2021
  • From your use of layers and collage to conceptual notions of Black women’s self-fashioning and beauty, masking is an important motif in your work.
    Tiana Reid, WSJ, 7 Feb. 2022
  • Known for her abstract works with collage-like layerings of geometric motifs, Mehretu evokes the patchwork essence of our modern understanding of history.
    Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 14 Jan. 2022
  • To find a collage to remix, tap on the Remix a collage card in the collage tool.
    Emma Roth, The Verge, 24 Sep. 2024
  • White shared a side-by-side collage of White as a baby and now as an adult.
    Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 2 July 2024
  • Javelin comes with a 48-page book of art, collages, and essays, all made by Stevens.
    Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Making a collage or mood board can be a helpful first step in the process.
    Kristina Rutkowski, Harper's BAZAAR, 4 Apr. 2023
  • That will include his collages and will be sold starting at the end of 2024.
    Jennifer Weil, WWD, 21 June 2024
  • The first post was a small collage of him and his teammates playing for Team France.
    Corbin Smith, Rolling Stone, 22 June 2023
  • As rendered by Burgueño, the clothes add new layers to the work, like a collage.
    Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2022
  • The final snap is a collage of the two and multiple photos of their pets.
    Nasha Smith, PEOPLE.com, 29 June 2022
  • Above that was a tier with a collage of British flags with navy bordering on the top and bottom.
    Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com, 23 Feb. 2022
  • There’s a collage aspect to some of the pieces that starts with the materials.
    Vogue, 24 May 2022
  • Adhere the photo collage to the front of the letter with a decoupage medium.
    Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Nov. 2022
  • An instrumental version of the hit song played during the first part of the collage.
    Kyle Denis, Billboard, 26 Sep. 2023
  • And for the most part, the 20th-century collage is as unpredictable as Bowie was at his best.
    Pat Padua, Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2022
  • Her plan for this new restaurant is both sweeping and granular, a collage of ideas grandiose and close to the ground.
    BostonGlobe.com, 17 Sep. 2022
  • At the center of the photo book my sister made of our 2014 trip to London is a collage of partial views.
    Alison Fishburn, Longreads, 17 Sep. 2022
  • Use the ‘Party Print’ mode to create a unique print with up to 5 friends or create a collage using one of the 14 templates.
    Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2023
  • When finished, print out your collage on photo paper and place it in a frame.
    Claire Hoppe, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 July 2024
  • Not all the collages are based on New York edifices, or buildings at all.
    Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2024
  • Another collage features leaves from the artist’s yard that have been gilded and placed in a trail along the bottom of one piece.
    Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 20 Oct. 2022
  • With the invention of collage in 1912, the Cubists opened a second path for modernism.
    Jason Farago, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2022
  • Correspondent Tracy Smith talks with Thomas about her muses and her mixing of media, from collage and silkscreen to rhinestones.
    David Morgan, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2024

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