genre
Example Sentences
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It is not simply cumbia, reggaeton, alt-pop, or urbano; it carries a shoegazing moodiness, an emotional fog that makes the genre switches feel less like gimmicks and more like memories changing shape.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
Writer Paul Doolan said the Welsh series was intended to offer warmth, comedy and mystery, rather than follow the darker tone often associated with the genre.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
Publishing has long been subject to cyclical changes, with trends in format and genre taking over bookshelves in grand sweeps.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
Soccer-themed documentaries have proliferated in recent years, with the 2023 hit Netflix series about David Beckham helping popularise the genre.
From Barron's • May 16, 2026
I write in the tradition of that high, courtly genre.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
Vocabulary lists containing genre
Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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The AP English Exam: Rhetorical and Literary Terms 3
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