period piece
noun
: a work (as of literature, art, furniture, cinema, or music) whose special value lies in its evocation of a historical period
Examples of period piece in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
But in the same way that Sofia Coppola’s film Marie Antoinette mixes period pieces with new wave music from the ’70s and ’80s, Palatine takes an old-school raw perfume ingredient and gives it a modern lease on life.
—
Fiona Embleton, Glamour, 18 Mar. 2025
The final run of Danny McBride and Jody Hill’s HBO comedy kicked off with a standalone Civil War period piece starring Bradley Cooper as the first Gemstone to put on a clergy robe — albeit in the most unscrupulous of ways.
—Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Mar. 2025
This may be a period piece, but the audience will go home, turn on the news and see similar things happening.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 20 Apr. 2025
On Wednesday, People published the one-minute 18-second trailer for the 1880s period piece, which will release May 2.
Baldwin, 67, stars as outlaw Harland Rust who finds himself on the run with his young grandson after the 13-year-old is sentenced to hang for an accidental killing.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for period piece
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Fiona Embleton, Glamour, 18 Mar. 2025
The final run of Danny McBride and Jody Hill’s HBO comedy kicked off with a standalone Civil War period piece starring Bradley Cooper as the first Gemstone to put on a clergy robe — albeit in the most unscrupulous of ways.
—Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Mar. 2025
This may be a period piece, but the audience will go home, turn on the news and see similar things happening.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 20 Apr. 2025
On Wednesday, People published the one-minute 18-second trailer for the 1880s period piece, which will release May 2.
Baldwin, 67, stars as outlaw Harland Rust who finds himself on the run with his young grandson after the 13-year-old is sentenced to hang for an accidental killing.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for period piece
Cite this Entry
“Period piece.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/period%20piece. Accessed 8 May. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share