plural imageries
Examples of imagery in a Sentence
The book contains a great deal of sexual imagery.
The movie was full of biblical imagery.
Recent Examples on the Web
Perhaps the move to Texas and the celebration of all its imagery is a way of acknowledging the state’s status (and that of nearby Oklahoma) as the current hotbed of country music.
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Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 8 Apr. 2024
But the use of Hindu imagery as a call to violence, reminiscent of the Hindutva project, is central to Kid’s mission, resulting in narrative dissonance.
—Siddhant Adlakha, TIME, 5 Apr. 2024
He was joined on the panel by the former Republican congresswoman Barbara Comstock, who took Lotter to task for dismissing concerns about Trump’s use of graphic and violent imagery on his social-media accounts.
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2024
Dayspring is one of Cable’s names in the X-Men comics, and Cable is also riddled with imagery of Christ.
—Hazlitt, 3 Apr. 2024
In Montgomery County, Kansas, the large hail predicted by the National Weather Service arrived and began to melt into icy balls the size of dim sum dumplings, according to social media imagery verified NBC News.
—Elisha Fieldstadt, NBC News, 2 Apr. 2024
Warhol went first, covering the canvas with sports imagery like baseball mitts, tennis rackets and sneakers.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2024
An action movie that featured multiple philosophical threads and a combination of religious imagery from both the East and West, all set in a dystopian future and dotted with cyberpunk jargon did not make for the most executive-pleasing project.
—Jordan Runtagh, Peoplemag, 31 Mar. 2024
Among the artifacts found were Medieval weapons — such as cannonballs and swords — as well as ornate serving dishes decorated with Biblical imagery.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2024
Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 8 Apr. 2024
But the use of Hindu imagery as a call to violence, reminiscent of the Hindutva project, is central to Kid’s mission, resulting in narrative dissonance.
—Siddhant Adlakha, TIME, 5 Apr. 2024
He was joined on the panel by the former Republican congresswoman Barbara Comstock, who took Lotter to task for dismissing concerns about Trump’s use of graphic and violent imagery on his social-media accounts.
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2024
Dayspring is one of Cable’s names in the X-Men comics, and Cable is also riddled with imagery of Christ.
—Hazlitt, 3 Apr. 2024
In Montgomery County, Kansas, the large hail predicted by the National Weather Service arrived and began to melt into icy balls the size of dim sum dumplings, according to social media imagery verified NBC News.
—Elisha Fieldstadt, NBC News, 2 Apr. 2024
Warhol went first, covering the canvas with sports imagery like baseball mitts, tennis rackets and sneakers.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2024
An action movie that featured multiple philosophical threads and a combination of religious imagery from both the East and West, all set in a dystopian future and dotted with cyberpunk jargon did not make for the most executive-pleasing project.
—Jordan Runtagh, Peoplemag, 31 Mar. 2024
Among the artifacts found were Medieval weapons — such as cannonballs and swords — as well as ornate serving dishes decorated with Biblical imagery.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2024
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“Imagery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/imagery. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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imagery
noun
im·ag·ery
ˈim-ij-(ə-)rē 
plural imageries
1
: images that can be seen or that are imagined
2
: language that suggests how someone or something looks, sounds, feels, smells, or tastes
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