ˌä-ˌvän(t)-ˈgärd 
ˌa-;
ə-ˈvänt-ˌgärd;
ˌa-ˌvōⁿ-ˈgärd,
ˌa-ˌvȯn(t)-ˈgärd
: an intelligentsia that develops new or experimental concepts especially in the arts
the avant-garde in the film industry
: of or relating to an avant-garde
avant-garde writers
an avant-garde filmmaker
Examples of avant-garde in a Sentence
Noun
to the theater world's avant-garde, the melodrama seemed like a very old-fashioned play whose time had come and gone
Adjective
a very avant-garde artist whose works wouldn't even be considered art by many traditionalists
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At the same time, a different kind of American designer began reshaping Paris from the avant-garde side.
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Until the start of the seventies and especially throughout the fifties, Fiedler was discerning without being snobbish, avant-garde without being faddish.
—Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
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Noun
Richard Mille is no stranger to colorful, avant-garde timepieces.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 27 May 2026
At the same time, a different kind of American designer began reshaping Paris from the avant-garde side.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 26 May 2026
Adjective
His youngest child, Gertrude Stein, would become a legend, a leading figure of literary modernism, possibly the only female avant-garde writer in the world to have her name up in lights in Times Square.
—Literary Hub, 1 June 2026
Until the start of the seventies and especially throughout the fifties, Fiedler was discerning without being snobbish, avant-garde without being faddish.
—Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
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“Avant-garde.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/avant-garde. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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