How to Use period piece in a Sentence
period piece
noun-
Yet, in a way, series like this are period pieces in their own right.
—Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Aug. 2023
-
Donica is no stranger to a period piece.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 4 Aug. 2025
-
Who said period pieces have to be boring?
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026
-
While details of the script are unknown, the film will be a period piece.
—Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 11 Oct. 2023
-
The house has been restored and furnished with period pieces.
—Michael Candelaria, OrlandoSentinel.com, 21 June 2018
-
Cars play a role in nearly any period piece set in the last century or so.
—Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 13 May 2025
-
The styling showed how folk blouses and opera coats didn’t have to look like costumes in a period piece.
—New York Times, 9 Mar. 2022
-
Although that makes sense, what’s striking is that the play doesn’t sound like a smart period piece.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2023
-
Although that makes sense, what’s striking is that the play doesn’t sound like a smart period piece.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 16 June 2024
-
Though set in the late 1960s, the movie couldn’t feel less like a period piece.
—oregonlive, 14 Oct. 2020
-
Although details of the script are unknown, the film will be a period piece.
—Amanda Taylor, Peoplemag, 19 Aug. 2022
-
There is nothing quite like a period piece to inspire a wardrobe refresh.
—Leena Kim, Town & Country, 26 Aug. 2021
-
You’ve been cast in almost solely period pieces.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 4 Aug. 2025
-
These epic romances and period pieces aren’t often made by women.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 4 Dec. 2025
-
Ralph Fiennes will also star in the period piece that is based on a true story.
—Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Aug. 2019
-
From period pieces to foreign thrillers, here’s what 11 of them are bingeing.
—Thea Glassman, New York Times, 5 May 2020
-
And their platform also makes a fair share of cozy mysteries and even some period pieces.
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2025
-
The decor of each room and suite is distinct and tastefully furnished with a mix of new and period pieces.
—Irene S. Levine, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
-
The film is a period piece but the subject matter is very familiar.
—EW.com, 30 Apr. 2018
-
There were horses, mules, wagons and everything in the movie is a period piece.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 20 Dec. 2023
-
Details are thin on the period piece’s plot, but the film marks the first time Winslet has worked with Allen.
—Hunter Harris, The Cut, 6 Sep. 2017
-
The story is a period piece [in relation] to the other films.
—Emily Zemler, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Nov. 2023
-
Most, but not all, of the composers of this year’s period pieces felt the obligation to reflect time and place.
—Jon Burlingame, Variety, 29 Nov. 2024
-
If lavish period pieces with a hint of Amadeus are your thing, Chevalier is worth your time.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2023
-
But the movie also has an uncanny timeliness, a period piece that's as much about the present as the past.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2020
-
Did this film being a period piece make casting more challenging?
—Brande Victorian, HollywoodReporter, 13 Feb. 2026
-
There are also all the delicious trappings of a period piece—the sets, the costumes!
—Adam Rathe, Town & Country, 24 Apr. 2022
-
Keira Knightley period pieces are 100 percent my thing, and this one looks great.
—Jacob Kastrenakes, The Verge, 14 July 2018
-
The Mirror and the Light, then, may be a period piece in more ways than one unless something changes.
—Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Mar. 2025
-
So the soundtrack was a way to evoke those feelings of nostalgia without making the movie a period piece, if that makes sense.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Aug. 2023
Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'period piece.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Last Updated:
