modes

Example Sentences

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Chowdhury, a queer artist who enjoys sampling performance modes, adopts the figure of the grieving Bollywood widow.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

The next objective is to "build a platform that aggregates multiple modes of transport" -- connecting cars to buses and trains.

From Barron's • May 31, 2026

Most of the works here are joyful, but we also see the artists working in their most serious modes.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

“How you build cases, determining whether you have a crime, and discussing the modes of liability is the key to it,” Rapp says.

From Slate • May 27, 2026

The problem was that composers were outgrowing not just the old modes and the restrictions placed on them but also the complicated system of tuning that allowed instruments to play in different keys.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall