work of art

noun phrase

1

: a product of one of the fine arts

especially : a painting or sculpture of high artistic quality

2

: something giving high aesthetic satisfaction to the viewer or listener

Examples of work of art in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Continuing on with the theme of downtown cool, Bridges is a swoon-worthy restaurant space that’s bound to get your interior design wheels turning, and there’s a famous Comté cheese tart that’s a work of art in and of itself. — Jessica Sulima, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Oct. 2026

Artistic content From a visual perspective this illuminated manuscript is a work of art. — Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026

Back-to-back losses to unranked teams is a work of art to someone like me with a team that may not win another game all season. — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026

Karlsson was ruled offside after a review, erasing Egor Chinakhov’s work of art. — Josh Yohe, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1585, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for work of art

• counterpart
• apart
• depart
• flowchart
• forepart
• impart
• pushcart
• rampart
• redstart
• restart
• subpart
• sweetheart