baroque
Example Sentences
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Much of the historic baroque Old Town was destroyed during World War II, and under Soviet rule Narva became predominantly Russian-speaking.
From Barron's
Victorian Gothic, combined with Tudor, with dashes of…baroque?
From Literature
But as a feeling, it’s far more akin to gospel, like a baroque passage of biblical scripture comparing the earthly limitations of the body and the endless possibilities of the mind.
From Salon
As the Cosmic Weatherman, John Mburu ably demonstrated how smoothly baroque arias for bass—regardless of their original subjects—can be repurposed as howls of despair about a modern apocalypse.
Mr. Venables’s music, built on baroque and folk styles and instruments, enriches and illuminates the text.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
