pictorial
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.
They later became popular with holidaymakers after designs changed and pictorial postcards were introduced.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
In the 1940s, Lam developed his own distinctive, hybrid figures, pictographic language and pictorial style.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 31, 2026
“This frequent and deepened engagement with the pictorial arts must in part be credited to the challenge posed by Titian.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026
In one of the earliest examples of his "pictorial" photography, Fading Away, Robinson combined five separate negatives to produce a scene showing a dying girl surrounded by her family.
From BBC ● May 10, 2025
In the end, we cannot be sure, because Vermeer’s approach to his subject proves as subtle as his pictorial treatment.
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
![]()