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noun im·ag·ery \ˈi-mij-rē, -mi-jə-\

Definition of imagery

plural

imageries

1a : the product of image makers : images; also : the art of making imagesb : pictures produced by an imaging system
2 : figurative language
3 : mental images; especially : the products of imagination

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Examples of imagery in a Sentence

The book contains a great deal of sexual imagery.
The movie was full of biblical imagery.

Recent Examples of imagery from the Web

Smoking gun imagery entered the lexicon of American scandals in the final stage of Watergate.

— marc fisher and david nakamura, chicagotribune.com, "Is Donald Trump Jr.'s 'I love it' email a smoking gun or a distraction?," 12 July 2017
Last fall, Trump Jr. tweeted images of Pepe the Frog, a cartoon character whose image has been used by white supremacists, as well as imagery which likened Syrian refugees to poisonous Skittles candy.

— jonathan lemire, The Seattle Times, "Long his father’s attack dog, Trump Jr. now in eye of storm," 11 July 2017
The brazenness of Bannon’s gambit, and the visual of Trump seated among Clinton’s accusers, ensured that the primary imagery on TV would cease to be the Access Hollywood footage.

— joshua green, Daily Intelligencer, "Steve Bannon Is Out of Trump’s Doghouse and Leading the Charge Against Mueller," 9 July 2017
Griffin has since apologized for the imagery, and has been fired from multiple jobs as a result of the photo.

— caroline hallemann, Town & Country, "How Melania Trump Is Handling the Role of First Lady," 29 June 2017
On Monday, Vetements rolled out imagery for its spring/summer 2018 menswear collection, where normal people were photographed in Zurich by Demna Gvasalia in place of a traditional runway show.

— dayna evans, The Cut, "Micro-Fictions Inspired by the Vetements Spring/Summer 2018 Collection," 26 June 2017
The wordless piece uses costumes, music, scenery and striking aerial imagery to tell the story of six young Salem women who are severely punished for their individuality and artistic expression.

— pam kragen, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Dispatches from the Fringe Festival: 4 early picks," 25 June 2017
Working again with cinematographer Lyle Vincent but in color this time, Amirpour comes up with some dazzling imagery.

— cary darling, star-telegram, "Dystopian fantasy ‘The Bad Batch’ is half-baked at best," 22 June 2017
The imagery for a league that touts the importance of education for its players would be bad. •

— peter king, The MMQB, "On NFL Relegation, Mail and the Story That Won’t Go Away," 21 June 2017

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