How to Use arty in a Sentence
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Tequila is artier than vodka, that’s for sure.
—Frank Digiacomo, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
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Keep an eye out for Banksy murals in the arty Shoreditch area.
—Susanne Fowler, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
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His Snider strums the guitar, takes arty nudes, and fashions flowers out of wood.
—Lili Anolik, Vanity Fair, 12 Jan. 2026
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Takamatsu, the bustling port city from which ferries serve many of the islands, is awash with trendy bars and arty brunch joints.
—The Economist, 21 Nov. 2019
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The feel is more crowd-pleasing than arty, so there’s truly something for everyone here.
—Clara Giampellegrini, Vogue, 26 Mar. 2026
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Jules eventually shows up, arty and mature.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
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Add a pair of casual slides to keep you from appearing too fussy, and some arty gold earrings to draw the eye upward.
—The Cut, 3 Aug. 2017
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Glossy summer cityscapes and arty cold opens provide tasteful settings for the show’s rueful patter.
—Richard Lawson, HWD, 2 Apr. 2018
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The restaurant, which has a relaxed, arty vibe art shares its dining rooms and patio with Studiotobe.
—Jessica Yadegaran, The Mercury News, 23 Sep. 2019
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The quirky, arty business was also beloved for its store and studio, where customers could watch workers sewing the products.
—oregonlive, 24 Sep. 2019
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There was something new about the frocks that in lesser hands would have come off tricky, but in Gao’s read with an arty elegance.
—Steff Yotka, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2017
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The scene has strains the arty pool photos that have become popular in the past few years, thanks to drone photography.
—Raisa Bruner, Time, 17 June 2019
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The band went on to become an important part of the influential, arty and noisy Boston scene.
—John Adamian, courant.com, 14 June 2019
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Sullen teenagers, Southern good old boys, arty urbanites, elite test pilots — all measured themselves by what their peers thought of them.
—Matt Schudel, Washington Post, 15 May 2018
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Ed Bahlman produced arty bands like the Bush Tetras and Liquid Liquid.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2026
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Besides good coffee, there are breakfast items, arty accessories and gifts to buy and a front porch for sipping java and unwinding.
—Sharyn Alden, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 15 June 2018
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The film often looks lovely, but its arty aesthetic is rarely harmonious with Shlesinger’s comedy.
—Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Red Cat is an eclectic, arty, cool, authentic spot on lower Kennebec in Oak Bluffs.
—Cnt Editors, CNT, 19 Sep. 2017
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Her writing was a welcome retreat from Evans’s other life as lead singer in an arty rock band with her partner, Jona Bechtolt.
—Shirin Ghaffary, Recode, 16 Mar. 2018
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The party paired the arty shots with deliberately perplexing slogans.
—Bertrand Benoit, WSJ, 24 Aug. 2017
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The movie is West at his most pompous and arty, with long shots of dandelions blowing in the breeze, a deer scampering through a field, dark clouds billowing over mountains.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2019
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There are lots of dark forests, tortured writing on walls, and Ring-like arty shots of maggots and other gross stuff that nobody ever really needs to see on a big screen.
—Eliza Thompson, Cosmopolitan, 3 Jan. 2018
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Lukas Feigelfeld’s arty folk-horror debut is a grim fairy tale about women shunned and vilified as witches during Europe’s dark ages.
—Stephen Dalton, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Oct. 2017
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Less than two years later, the Cars were on top of the rock ‘n’ roll world, playing a crisp, arty brand of power pop that would lead the way into New Wave.
—BostonGlobe.com, 17 Sep. 2019
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One striking sequence assembles an audio montage of clients testifying to how they’d been bilked, over a succession of arty black-and-white photos.
—Noel Murray, New York Times, 18 May 2017
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For a comfortable and arty-chic stay, book a room at Casa Habita, in Guadalajara’s trendy Lafayette neighborhood.
—Andrea Bartz, Marie Claire, 5 Mar. 2020
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The original peacock wallpaper has been replaced with a floral motif, and the new arty green-and-gold banquette running the length of the dining room is as much about comfort as style.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 13 Nov. 2019
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Equal parts goofy and gory, the horror movie directed by Dylan Reynolds never intends to be an arty mood piece or social commentary covered in blood.
—Kimber Myers, latimes.com, 19 Apr. 2018
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The space has an arty feel, with jewelry on display in long counters under glass, like a lineup of glittery museum pieces or a precious collection of butterflies.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 22 Sep. 2025
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At the same time, there’s a harplike, Vangelis-adjacent melody and some cybernetic singing from arty chanteuse Zola Jesus.
—Reed Jackson, SPIN, 8 May 2026
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