How to Use heraldic in a Sentence

heraldic

adjective
  • The county’s heraldic bearings are on the uniforms of sheriff's deputies and the fire marshal.
    Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Mar. 2022
  • On the right side, the heraldic design shows a songbird flanking a blue shield with quills, all surrounded by flowers.
    Elise Taylor, Vogue, 29 May 2018
  • The mine will not be operational for years, but already the hoist towers loom over Oak Flat, a heraldic image of woe.
    Joy Williams, The New Yorker, 4 July 2022
  • Moved by such loyalty, the Black Prince adopted Jean’s badge of an ostrich feather as his own heraldic device.
    Stephen Brumwell, WSJ, 6 June 2018
  • Jamieson is a heraldic artist and manuscript illuminator, and part of the Art Workers' Guild.
    Town & Country, 5 Apr. 2023
  • The totality evokes a heraldic banner, but also a fortress facade.
    Roberta Smith, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2020
  • Drawings of snow leopards, however, are ancient and appear all across the heraldic iconography of Central Asia, from the coat of arms of the Tatars to the official seal of the city of Samarqand.
    Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 5 July 2021
  • And the center true love knot also known as Bowen's Knot, is a heraldic knot representing the connectivity of true love.
    Beth Bernstein, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2022
  • The coronation invitation was designed by Andrew Jamieson who is a heraldic artist and also works on manuscripts.
    Morgan Hines, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2023
  • The Tonale’s badging, though, is all Alfa, combining centuries old heraldic symbolism with a shout-out to the brand’s electric future.
    Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 13 May 2023
  • If Harry is bidding to position himself, like his mother before him, as the people’s prince, this is his heraldic banner.
    Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2023
  • They were personalized with heraldic crests and symbols or pictures of animals.
    Kat Eschner, Smithsonian, 29 June 2017
  • They were personalized with heraldic crests and symbols or pictures of animals.
    Kat Eschner, Smithsonian, 29 June 2017
  • The intimate choir area is lined with colorful banners, with heraldic family crests, symbols and animals, hanging above the area where the couple will exchange vows.
    NBC News, 12 May 2018
  • Bookplates date to around the 15th century, when the heraldic designs (often reflecting their owner’s hobbies—falconry, anyone?) were used to mark precious manuscripts.
    Nina Molina, WSJ, 16 Nov. 2022
  • The colorful card with a floral border was designed by Andrew Jamieson, a heraldic artist and manuscript illuminator.
    Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Other items from the coronation, including heraldic garb and ceremonial scepters, are also on display.
    Victoria Murphy, Town & Country, 26 May 2023
  • The intricate invite with a floral border was designed by Andrew Jamieson, a heraldic artist and manuscript illuminator.
    Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 6 Apr. 2023
  • There were explanations of heraldic iconography, and interviews with people who run charities supported by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
    Sarah Lyall, New York Times, 20 May 2018
  • Up close and at eye level, the work is reborn as these huge heraldic thunderous paintings, visually vehement and emotionally commanding.
    Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2021
  • But many of the quilts avoid references to war or any images at all, gathering power from an impressive, admittedly heraldic, range of geometric patterns and their optical effects.
    Roberta Smith, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2017
  • Buckingham Palace mailed invitations — featuring a heraldic design on heavy card stock — to guests on a list compiled in coordination with British civil servants.
    Mary Jordan, Washington Post, 1 May 2023
  • The design, created by heraldic artist and manuscript illuminator Andrew Jamieson, will be printed on a recycled card with gold foil detailing.
    Danica Kirka, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2023
  • The only other Canadian scene lit up so gloriously in this episode was June’s testimony in the court, when the combined heraldic light and wooden lattice structure behind her practically turned into a halo.
    Hillary Kelly, Vulture, 2 June 2021
  • The female reproductive system is this emblematic heraldic form.
    Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2020
  • The previously rather staid décor was refreshed by design studio ArchFlorence in a style that exudes Tuscan heraldic class but is also bright and contemporary (the capacious spa, housed in the former olive mill, is a particular delight).
    Lee Marshall, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2023
  • Marginal notes define the many unfamiliar terms; numerous heraldic insignia are presented in color and explained, and the book’s real-life characters, such as Nigel’s mentor, Sir John Chandos, are allotted brief biographies.
    Michael Dirda, Washington Post, 15 Jan. 2020

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