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
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The price per each rolling work of art? $400,000, which was about five times the price of the preceding 288 GTO.
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Sean Evans, Robb Report, 11 Apr. 2024
The pieces span nearly two decades, from the mid-two-thousands to last year, and each one is a two-hander of sorts, between Nelson and an artist or a work of art.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2024
In order to be great, a work of art must touch the sublime.
—Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 1 Apr. 2024
After years apart, the trio gets back together to steal a work of art, on display in a high-class exhibition at the Eiffel Tower.
—Annika Pham, Variety, 27 Feb. 2024
The impressive work of art is a triptych crafted from wool yarn.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Mar. 2024
Though Sweeney kept her actual hands in her pockets while posing on the red carpet, her nails were a mini work of art just like the intricate breastplate.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 18 Mar. 2024
Whether or not this season turns out to be a solid work of art depends on the defense that binds them.
—Jannelle Moore, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2024
Throughout, the novel is preoccupied by the constant synthesizing required of immigrants, for whom an adoptive country can hold the fascination of a work of art.
—The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2024
Sean Evans, Robb Report, 11 Apr. 2024
The pieces span nearly two decades, from the mid-two-thousands to last year, and each one is a two-hander of sorts, between Nelson and an artist or a work of art.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2024
In order to be great, a work of art must touch the sublime.
—Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 1 Apr. 2024
After years apart, the trio gets back together to steal a work of art, on display in a high-class exhibition at the Eiffel Tower.
—Annika Pham, Variety, 27 Feb. 2024
The impressive work of art is a triptych crafted from wool yarn.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Mar. 2024
Though Sweeney kept her actual hands in her pockets while posing on the red carpet, her nails were a mini work of art just like the intricate breastplate.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 18 Mar. 2024
Whether or not this season turns out to be a solid work of art depends on the defense that binds them.
—Jannelle Moore, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2024
Throughout, the novel is preoccupied by the constant synthesizing required of immigrants, for whom an adoptive country can hold the fascination of a work of art.
—The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2024
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