How to Use frieze in a Sentence
frieze
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Warhol was always present at one end of the frieze, holding his tape recorder at the ready.
—Vince Aletti, The New Yorker, 29 Jan. 2023
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Today, though, all is peace and perseverance over there by the main frieze.
—Jeff MacGregor, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2022
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For instance, the top of the building features a pale gold frieze with geometric facets.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 7 Mar. 2023
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There is a classical frieze of lichen and pine cones; wood shavings conceal checkerboard tiles.
—Gary Shteyngart, Town & Country, 31 Mar. 2022
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Oxidation had turned the copper friezes green, and they were painted white.
—Vince Guerrieri, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Mar. 2023
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That, along with a nearby frieze standing over six feet tall served as archeologists' first look at the area.
—Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 8 Apr. 2021
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Inside the courtroom hallways, there’s a frieze all along the upper hallway.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 13 June 2023
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The fragment in question is part of a figure covered in fine drapery from the eastern side of the frieze.
—Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2022
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Most visitors rush to the Parthenon Sculptures, so the frieze can be seen in solitude.
—Dominic Green, WSJ, 19 Aug. 2022
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Around the man’s neck was a heavy band of twisted gold decorated with a frieze of panthers, ibex, camels and other beasts.
—George Johnson, Discover Magazine, 30 July 2013
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At times, the actor feels more like a design element, akin to the marble coffins and gape-mouthed friezes of this gothic world.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 30 Aug. 2025
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There’s an argument to be made that TV is art and these full-frontal expressions are paint strokes in the frieze of a show.
—Raven Smith, Vogue, 26 Jan. 2022
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Like a jewel on a necklace, the skull was the culmination of a narrow gable frieze that appeared to be made of brown spiders.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 26 June 2023
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According to Budworth, both friezes measure about 9 feet by 4 feet -- though they are cut off at the top by the ceiling.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 21 Mar. 2023
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The vibrant, and distinct homes in Guatapé, Colombia feature friezes known as zocalos.
—Christopher Muther, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Apr. 2023
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Richards notes ruefully that the copper friezes were sold for scrap; when the stadium reopened, there would be concrete friezes on the scoreboard above the bleachers.
—Vince Guerrieri, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Mar. 2023
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The room includes portraits of commanders, a crystal star of destiny to inspire hope, a garrison flag, and a frieze that tells the story of the war.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Aug. 2022
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Sunlight bounced off the snow and the building’s monumental limestone facade, and the friezes almost disappeared in the glare.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2026
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The resulting series is a monochromatic blue-and-black frieze of solitary men seemingly trapped inside spectral cages.
—Jeremy Lybarger, The New Republic, 7 Apr. 2021
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The most striking ornamental aspect of these pavilions was the six-foot-high terra-cotta frieze running around each building beneath its eaves.
—John Freeman Gill, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2023
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The column is decorated with a frieze that depicts the history of white settlement in the area, which was recently restored.
—oregonlive, 3 Oct. 2020
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The Deng frieze was gone, replaced by two video screens showcasing local development and a beige wall adorned with a Xi quotation.
—Time, 16 June 2023
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In addition to murals, the archive will also include three-dimensional reliefs, friezes and sculptures.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Feb. 2024
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There, they would be reunited with other parts of the frieze already on display in the Acropolis Museum in Athens.
—Alex Marshall, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2023
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The long, two-part frieze, featuring images printed on aluminum alloy, will hang inside the center’s Forum Building.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 16 Dec. 2025
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When New Hope’s congregation left in 1997 for a larger space in Maryland, the frieze stayed behind.
—John Kelly, Washington Post, 2 Apr. 2023
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Adorned with pleated tulle ruffles, an appliqué satin belt, and a delicate frieze composed of fabric florets, the gown was appropriately opulent.
—Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2021
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That includes pieces of a frieze which decorated the company's office building and two bronze statues depicting men sowing and reaping barley used for malting.
—Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 10 Apr. 2023
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His likeness appeared on enormous posters, friezes and parade banners, presenting him as the embodiment of Bolshevik ideals.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
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To preserve the paintings, Historic England printed high quality replicas of the friezes, which now cover the originals.
—Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Mar. 2023
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