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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This may be a period piece, but the audience will go home, turn on the news and see similar things happening.
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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
And then this seeming period piece about aggression and psychological projection pulls a trick.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2025
What begins as a deep Southern gangster period piece soon transforms into a harrowing fight for survival and spiritual freedom against a ruthless clan of vampires.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 4 Apr. 2025
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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
And then this seeming period piece about aggression and psychological projection pulls a trick.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2025
What begins as a deep Southern gangster period piece soon transforms into a harrowing fight for survival and spiritual freedom against a ruthless clan of vampires.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 4 Apr. 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 7 May. 2025.
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