chiaroscuro
Example Sentences
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Those who appreciate a little chiaroscuro interplay in their trashy TV ensembles might fall for this guy, if only for being a potent, balancing opposition to Rapaport’s windbaggery.
From Salon
The intense chiaroscuro evokes the mysticism of William Blake.
Epic entertainment chiaroscuros are often dull and unrealistic, hence the push in recent decades to test and reshape our definition of virtue.
From Salon
Like her day-to-day life, it is a work of chiaroscuro, a portrait of extremes: roses and guns.
From Seattle Times
In both men’s work, chiaroscuro laughs come hand in hand with personal catastrophe.
From New York Times
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