period piece
noun
: a work (as of literature, art, furniture, cinema, or music) whose special value lies in its evocation of a historical period
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As a period piece, The Seduction also offered Kruger a chance to cross off a major bucket list item.
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Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 14 Nov. 2025
Death by Lightning, a new four-part miniseries on Netflix, is a period piece that plays like a 19th-century version of The West Wing.
—David Bianculli, NPR, 10 Nov. 2025
Manuel is currently developing several projects, including a colonial period piece set in the Philippines.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Oct. 2025
While some filmmakers still insist on the real thing — especially in Westerns and period pieces — trainers say even equine work could eventually be outsourced to visual effects.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
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Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 14 Nov. 2025
Death by Lightning, a new four-part miniseries on Netflix, is a period piece that plays like a 19th-century version of The West Wing.
—David Bianculli, NPR, 10 Nov. 2025
Manuel is currently developing several projects, including a colonial period piece set in the Philippines.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Oct. 2025
While some filmmakers still insist on the real thing — especially in Westerns and period pieces — trainers say even equine work could eventually be outsourced to visual effects.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for period piece
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“Period piece.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/period%20piece. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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