arty

Example Sentences

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The maze of shadowy streets around the New York Stock Exchange has been rarely associated with elegant, arty escapes.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Director Marc Munden seems to be aiming for art here — fair enough — which at times comes across as arty.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

What obviously matters to Stewart is the totality of experience and “The Chronology of Water,” arty and naturalistic in equal measure, is no toe-dip into directing — it’s deep-end stuff from start to finish.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2026

It featured the same jackets-off, casual image, but there was also a designer chic, with an arty black-and-white picture that wouldn't have looked out of place in an upmarket jeans advert.

From BBC • Dec. 20, 2024

It changed owners a few years ago and now sells all kinds of arty things: pots, plates, clay animals.

From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro