How to Use steampunk in a Sentence

steampunk

noun

• The brassy lights of the city, some fuzzed by clouds, are classic steampunk.
  — Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 29 Aug. 2011
• Tickets for the steampunk ball are $15 in advance and $20 at the door.
  — Anchorage Daily News, 21 June 2018
• Add a love of film to sports and steampunk, and Wade's penthouse decor is about covered.
  — Amy Bartner, Indianapolis Star, 25 June 2017
• The thought of a cold future that’s metallic and steampunk–all those video games that show the future–seems like hell to me.
  — Liza Lentini, SPIN, 12 Aug. 2022
• The atmosphere was so fun and unnique with all of their steampunk vibes.
  — SI.com, 16 Dec. 2017
• Fans also get a sneak peak at the design of the show, which looks like a steampunk take on Bridgeton with a touch of Night of the Living Dead thrown in.
  — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Oct. 2022
• Keep an eye out for the tiling in the bathroom, the vaguely steampunk-y light fixtures above the bar and the birds in flight inlaid on some of the tables.
  — Michael Russell, OregonLive.com, 16 Apr. 2018
• Or perhaps a pair of two-toned leather boots, paired with black driving gloves for a chic update on steampunk?
  — Vogue, 27 Mar. 2019
• The effect is a cross between space-age and steampunk and the charging case can even double as a bottle opener.
  — Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 9 Apr. 2022
• Then, of course, there's also the steampunk bathroom, the game room complete with an arcade game and billiards, and a gym with giant mice cutouts on the wall.
  — Kelsey Kloss, ELLE Decor, 27 Jan. 2017
• Steampunk Santa had brass gadgets affixed to a black coachman's hat and light-up shoes.
  — Dina Litovsky, National Geographic, 26 July 2016
• The Octopod steampunk octopus clock doesn't just tell the time.
  — Andrew Moseman, Popular Mechanics, 27 Sep. 2017
• So why parachute into a Tuscan village in 1452 like some steampunk plying the future in the past?
  — Bridget Quinn, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Oct. 2017
• Far from a traditional lever action, the BLR runs on a series of pinions and gears that would make a steampunk fan gasp for joy.
  — Bryce M. Towsley, Field & Stream, 11 Nov. 2019
• The creative costumes by Sarah White and Hope Miller take inspiration from steampunk and add a spunky dimension and zest to the show.
  — Zachary Koenig, Orange County Register, 3 May 2017
• A few months ago, Rucker and Fortgang learned that steampunk boutique Wells & Verne was closing.
  — Michael Russell, OregonLive.com, 18 Jan. 2018
• Shakespeare goes steampunk in an imagining of his youth.
  — Kathryn Shattuck, New York Times, 10 July 2017
• Friends who live in a Brooklyn brownstone have a more industrial unit from Soil and Oak that has a faint whisper (faint is good) of steampunk.
  — New York Times, 28 Oct. 2021
• The band has a four-year history with the museum dating back to a steampunk-themed event where August was the headliner.
  — David Sturm, Howard County Times, 26 May 2017
• The tale of adventure is set in a steampunk, sci-fi version of Indianapolis.
  — Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Sep. 2020
• Voltaire, who was born in Cuba and now lives in New York City, is popular among practitioners of steampunk.
  — John Adamian, courant.com, 19 July 2017
• The event is free to the public and includes a steampunk ball as well as the first Cannabis Quest, a competition between local growers and product makers.
  — Yoshina Okamoto, Anchorage Daily News, 17 May 2018
• Ed Kidera, a metal sculptor who creates bells, steampunk flying machines and more, was one of the first to be interviewed by Crider.
  — Katie V. Jones, baltimoresun.com, 26 Aug. 2021
• Horsehead and steampunk shoes are just some of Dixie art students' latest creation.
  — Chris Mayhew, Cincinnati.com, 30 Apr. 2018
• Only Canard has a bit less polish, with a few dents and divots left over from the former occupant, a steampunk boutique.
  — Michael Russell, OregonLive.com, 16 Apr. 2018
• The great robot guardians of Laputa are a wonder that inspired countless steampunk stories, but many of them succumb to the passage of time and plant overgrowth.
  — Nick Romano, EW.com, 24 Dec. 2019
• The latest acquisition is a turn-of-the-century dental model with steampunk vibes and a new nickname, Harold.
  — Birmingham Magazine, AL.com, 10 May 2017
• Dress up like your favorite steampunk or Gothic character — or don’t!
  — John Wenzel, The Know, 19 Dec. 2019
• There’s Harley Quinn in full-on circus steampunk: bright-red blazer, mime makeup, and, of course, harlequin diamonds.
  — Vulture, 4 Apr. 2023
• Link’s stories have garnered a dizzying array of labels, from Y.A. to weird fiction, slipstream to steampunk, but the one that has clung most persistently is fairy tale.
  — Kristen Roupenian, The New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2023

Last Updated: 14 Nov 2024