pastiche

Example Sentences

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Mr. Tarantino wouldn’t be the filmmaker he is if his work were mere pastiche; the scene showcases his own mastery of heightening drama.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

The building is a matte-black pyramid, fitted with 4,407 rooms and 65,000 square feet of gaming space, all flourished with pop-Egyptian pastiche.

From Slate • Nov. 18, 2025

Flanagan’s pastiche of palatable comfort might be well-meaning and familiar.

From Salon • Jun. 15, 2025

Comic pastiche gives way to tender romantic ballads only to explode in musical psychodrama.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2025

The last of these quotations is a pastiche, but the other two are real, and all are typical of the inward-looking style that makes academic writing so tedious.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker