How to Use tasteful in a Sentence

tasteful

adjective
  • The play of scale, the mix of eras, the tasteful use of bold color.
    Hadley Keller, House Beautiful, 19 Feb. 2021
  • Here's to the selfie, in all its forms: the public, the private, the tasteful, the goofy, the cool, the vain.
    refinery29.com, 21 June 2018
  • The grey piping is a tasteful touch that the two of them will very much agree on.
    Jennifer Nied, Women's Health, 25 Aug. 2023
  • The perfect plates for the kid's table that look tasteful and won't break.
    Angela Belt, House Beautiful, 3 Nov. 2022
  • Shot by Donna Trope, the tasteful shots include the singer in rare form, in men’s pieces for the brand.
    Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 5 Feb. 2024
  • Just the right chord or simple-tasteful lick at just the right moment on a track.
    Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 5 Sep. 2019
  • There was a large, tasteful black and white photo of the band above my headboard.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 24 June 2022
  • The nearly two-hour film is a too-tasteful tale of a woman ill-served by the men in her life.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2020
  • The silhouette is boxy, the cladding is tasteful, and the overall look is rugged, size XS.
    Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 20 Jan. 2020
  • The images, set in deep-blue and soft orange hues, are tasteful and stylish.
    Caroline Spivack, Curbed, 15 Nov. 2021
  • Mama has a clear sense of right and wrong, tasteful and tacky, raised right and hooligan.
    Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 22 Jan. 2023
  • There, men must wear a suit and tie and women are asked to wear tasteful dresses and a hat.
    Steven Stolman, Town & Country, 20 June 2018
  • The grille is more tasteful and wears a clever G-mesh design, and the lines are a little more graceful.
    Jason Fogelson, Forbes, 1 Sep. 2021
  • Both artists are masters of tasteful love songs with hot streaks lasting through the mid- to late aughts.
    Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 June 2021
  • And do it in a tasteful manner and in a way that’s digestible, even for ourselves.
    Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Feb. 2023
  • Treat the musician in your life to a tasteful rack for their guitars.
    Mark Stock, Men's Health, 5 Oct. 2022
  • Your feline friend can reap the benefits of CBD in a tasteful way.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 16 Oct. 2022
  • San Francisco, 1849 Note the tasteful draperies over the windows, the view of the canneries.
    Sally Wen Mao, The New Republic, 28 Aug. 2020
  • The green-and-navy-blue towel is covered with a tasteful turtle pattern and feels soft but not too soft to the touch.
    Sara Hendricks, USA TODAY, 13 July 2020
  • Framed photos in the office are tasteful, moody black and white shots from former projects.
    Marc Bona, cleveland, 1 June 2021
  • In that sense, Kramer is the Zagat of tasteful suburbia.
    Luke Winkie, Vox, 14 June 2019
  • There’s a tasteful array of earth tones, blacks, whites and splashes of color.
    Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 3 Jan. 2022
  • But some fans thought throwing a party based on a real-life tragedy may not have been the most tasteful move.
    Megan Friedman, Good Housekeeping, 7 May 2018
  • In this quirky, tasteful space designed by ETC.etera, the earthy zellige tiles bring a warm, homemade touch.
    Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 22 Dec. 2022
  • That girl could plan an outdoor barn wedding that is unique but tasteful.
    Maeve Dunigan, The New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2021
  • Each of his collections are Kors to the core, with designs that speak to the monied noughties, but with a tasteful restraint.
    Vogue, 5 Nov. 2021
  • Then, head to the store called Upstairs at Pierre Lafond for more tasteful household goods, clothing, and gifts from around the world.
    Lilly Graves, Travel + Leisure, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Jared Leto had the night’s most tasteful bookshelves, which seemed to have a couple of actual books on them.
    Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2021
  • The decor was low-key and tasteful, with a comfy couch and rugs and blankets for textural (and literal) warmth.
    Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Oct. 2024
  • The tasteful memorial features a short labyrinth walkway that ends at the sculpture of a miner holding a pick-axe and a harp, one of Ireland’s national symbols.
    James Dziezynski, Outside Online, 10 Nov. 2024

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