How to Use the arts in a Sentence

the arts

plural noun
  • The education expands the mind, the medicine heals the body, and the arts nourish the soul.
    Mark Rozzo, Town & Country, 2 Apr. 2023
  • At its core, Tulum is a center for the arts — a haven for the quirky and offbeat.
    Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 3 Mar. 2024
  • All of that is lost when the arts are removed from the daily lives of children.
    Mike Sacks, The New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2023
  • Here are nine shows to celebrate spring and women in the arts.
    Briana Miller, oregonlive, 23 Mar. 2023
  • And though theaters are now open, artists and the arts continue to need our support.
    Town & Country, 10 Feb. 2023
  • On top of being fond of the arts (not to mention a thief), Booth is willing to look past conflicts to maintain the peace.
    Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 27 July 2024
  • The medals are Biden’s first batch of awards for the arts and humanities and were delayed by the pandemic.
    Darlene Superville, Fortune, 21 Mar. 2023
  • On the flip side, more than a decade of austerity has seen funding cuts across the arts sectors.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 May 2024
  • By that point, the backlash against generative AI’s impact on the arts was in full swing.
    Kate Knibbs, WIRED, 22 Nov. 2023
  • Today, the arts medals are no longer listed in official Olympic records.
    Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Aug. 2024
  • Wilson White said the arts are vital to the immediate area.
    Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Winona Ryder and her siblings, Sunyata, Jubal and Uri, all have a passion for the arts.
    Emily Weaver, Peoplemag, 12 Sep. 2024
  • Robin Givhan is senior critic-at-large writing about politics, race and the arts.
    Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2024
  • Apathy is the greatest enemy of all people in the arts.
    Dallas News, 10 Feb. 2023
  • The history of the arts, like the history of being Black in America, is perilous.
    Ken Makin, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Mar. 2024
  • Silvestre said Bad Bunny’s success is just part of why Puerto Rico needs to focus on the arts.
    Glenn Gamboa, ajc, 6 Mar. 2023
  • The protest is the most recent occurrence of climate activists targeting the arts.
    Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 2024
  • Unlike those men, Kelce is American and his career is based in athletics, not the arts.
    Doha Madani, NBC News, 25 Sep. 2023
  • Much of the arts festival had been funded by a handful of L.A. philanthropists, but no one stepped forward.
    Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2024
  • The rich have always sponsored the arts, but now there will be so much money, dwarfing what Carnegie, Getty, Guggenheim and their millions wrought.
    Llewellyn King, Orlando Sentinel, 3 July 2024
  • In the end, his fears proved justified: About 50 people who had bought tickets from the arts center never rebooked.
    Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2023
  • Her home environment was rich with music and art, fostering her passion for the arts from a young age.
    Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 4 Mar. 2024
  • It was commissioned in 1597 by a diplomat and patron of the arts who asked the then-young painter to decorate the ceiling of the small room being used as an alchemy workshop.
    Nicole Winfield, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2023
  • These grand projects are at the heart of a program, said to be worth $12 billion, that the rulers of the United Arab Emirates hope will turn the largest and most oil-rich of the region’s sheikhdoms into a global center for the arts.
    John Arlidge, Travel + Leisure, 18 Mar. 2023
  • The siblings grew up in their family’s Brooklyn brownstone and were taught to appreciate music and the arts.
    Alex Gurley, Peoplemag, 8 Aug. 2024
  • In a move that probably saved and certainly shaped her life, her mother sent her away to a conservatory for the arts.
    Ebony Flake, Essence, 19 Apr. 2024
  • Ed’s father, who worked in the arts for more than 40 years as a curator and lecturer, opened up about his and Imogen’s career journeys during his speech, per The Irish News.
    Ilana Frost, Peoplemag, 4 Feb. 2024
  • Naturally, Gaynor developed an interest in the arts at a very young age.
    Shania Russell, EW.com, 17 Oct. 2024
  • Five percent of every blanket purchase goes to their Inspired Natives Award, which supports emerging entrepreneurs in the arts.
    Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Located in a structure floating the middle of the Seine, in Paris, the center heals these adults with a blend of therapy, education, and culture rooted in music and the arts.
    Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 16 Mar. 2023

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