Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

artful

[ahrt-fuhl] / ˈɑrt fəl /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Steele draws out June’s search and the mother-and-child reunion at a pace that is both realistic and artful.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

As the game flourished, Beijing shifted its tone, calling it an artful representation of Chinese culture, which helped revive investor interest and drive up share prices for videogame companies in China.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026

In recent years, India has been promoting the ancient practice of yoga by holding an annual global yoga day and artful graffiti of yoga poses have been painted across cities, including in the capital Delhi.

From BBC • Jan. 9, 2026

Frank Gehry, who died Friday at 96, challenged the notion that buildings needed to behave themselves — creating artful, strange, kinetic combinations of structure, material, form and light, and transforming cities in the process.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025

Maybe they weren’t as tall as the skyscrapers Gregor knew by name, but they towered high above his head, some at least thirty stories and finished in artful peaks and turrets.

From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins