stylistic
adjective
sty·lis·tic
stī-ˈli-stik 
: of or relating especially to literary or artistic style
Examples of stylistic in a Sentence
There are a number of stylistic changes in the new car.
stylistic differences among various writers
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That question is posed to her on a recent fall day in Middleburg, Virginia, where Warren, immediately identifiable by her dark cropped hair that hasn’t required a stylistic shift in decades and a T-shirt bearing an upside-down Snoopy, sits in front of a fireplace for a chat.
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Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
Season 1 arguably reached its stylistic apogee in the sixth episode, when, during Pierpoint’s in-office holiday party, Yasmin led Robert into a bathroom and put her hand down his pants, then commanded him to masturbate in front of the mirror and lick his semen from his fingers.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2025
According to Fierman, the choice of color in grout is a stylistic one, and maintenance and cleaning are not impacted by color choice.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 4 Dec. 2025
Hip-hop’s longevity comes from its ability to follow the lead of its young Turks, resulting in a decades-long chain of stylistic evolution.
—W. David Marx, The Atlantic, 25 Nov. 2025
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Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
Season 1 arguably reached its stylistic apogee in the sixth episode, when, during Pierpoint’s in-office holiday party, Yasmin led Robert into a bathroom and put her hand down his pants, then commanded him to masturbate in front of the mirror and lick his semen from his fingers.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2025
According to Fierman, the choice of color in grout is a stylistic one, and maintenance and cleaning are not impacted by color choice.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 4 Dec. 2025
Hip-hop’s longevity comes from its ability to follow the lead of its young Turks, resulting in a decades-long chain of stylistic evolution.
—W. David Marx, The Atlantic, 25 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for stylistic
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“Stylistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stylistic. Accessed 23 Dec. 2025.
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