classicism

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.

In the office of Burnham & Root, Roth studied architectural books and drawings of antiquities, learning the grammar of a classicism he later used with such vigor in New York.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

Later in Lucerne, he took master classes with Edwin Fischer, the musician credited by Brendel with having the most enduring influence on him, and teaching him to play passionately within the bounds of classicism.

From BBC • Jun. 17, 2025

On the other hand, the prospect of a revitalizing contemporary design through classicism is not exactly novel.

From Slate • Aug. 21, 2023

More than a half-century later, though, the jolting kineticism of Friedkin’s approach feels like something almost akin to classicism, in its back-to-basics spirit and furious texture.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 7, 2023

Everett was showily classical, but Lincoln’s classicism purrs powerfully under the hood.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith