the arts
plural noun
: painting, sculpture, music, theater, literature, etc., considered as a group of activities done by people with skill and imagination
She's a patron of the arts.
He wants the government to increase its funding for the arts.
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There also is a café as well as a research library open to the team, guests and collaborators which features publications encompassing design, architecture, literature and the arts.
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Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 11 Nov. 2025
His passion for the arts was shaped by his father, Frank, a musician who performed with the New York Philharmonic, and Frank Sinatra.
—Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 11 Nov. 2025
Being Running Fence’s associate project director was my first formal job in the arts.
—Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
Rosalía can have a sincere desire to know the world via the arts and a sixth sense for what sets people off.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025
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Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 11 Nov. 2025
His passion for the arts was shaped by his father, Frank, a musician who performed with the New York Philharmonic, and Frank Sinatra.
—Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 11 Nov. 2025
Being Running Fence’s associate project director was my first formal job in the arts.
—Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
Rosalía can have a sincere desire to know the world via the arts and a sixth sense for what sets people off.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the arts
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“The arts.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20arts. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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