classicism
Example Sentences
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“Dreamworld” opens, in the section “Waking Dream,” with harbingers of Surrealism—fusing classicism and modernism, reality and fantasy—by Giorgio de Chirico, whom Apollinaire described as a painter of things beyond the observable.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 27, 2025
"It was not elaborate like Victorian Gothic design that preceded it, and came with a classicism and simplicity that has survived the test of time," he said.
From BBC • Nov. 22, 2025
Designed by a team of architects, it blends elements of classicism with modernity.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 2024
“The Great Lillian Hall” is not afraid to embrace its classicism; had it been made in the 1940s, it would have starred Bette Davis.
From New York Times • May 30, 2024
Everett was showily classical, but Lincoln’s classicism purrs powerfully under the hood.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
