How to Use stylistic in a Sentence

stylistic

adjective
  • There are a number of stylistic changes in the new car.
  • The album is made up of many moods and expands on Björk’s stylistic range.
    Wendy Kaur, ELLE, 22 Sep. 2022
  • The extra-large front flap pockets are a stylistic touch.
    Paula Lee, Glamour, 29 Nov. 2023
  • The direction for the overall stylistic and tonal approach came from the script.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 16 Sep. 2022
  • Her all-black Maison Margiela got a whole new life on the red carpet in London, thanks to the actress' new stylistic choice.
    Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 12 Mar. 2023
  • And the third type is the Wuxia movie, which is a whole other rich tradition of stylistic heritage.
    Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Oct. 2022
  • Sure, the Paris Laundry brand has stylistic elements of punk.
    Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024
  • The stylistic flourish of Celie imagining herself and Shug on a gramophone turntable also feels out of step with the rest of the movie.
    David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Dec. 2023
  • Often there is a kind of stylistic hangover from the previous project.
    Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2023
  • Maytag has come a long way from its rather bland stylistic offerings of old.
    Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 June 2023
  • That’s a powerful idea, and the rigor with which Savage sticks to his stylistic guns helps the film resonate, at least a little.
    Sonaiya Kelley, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2023
  • Luhrmann doesn’t do much by halves, and here his flamboyant stylistic excesses are very much of a piece with Elvis’ own.
    Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2022
  • The available colors are limited, but the bright blue and neutral beige still cover a lot of stylistic ground.
    Rena Behar, Travel + Leisure, 1 Mar. 2023
  • Weirdly, there’s a stylistic resemblance in several to the tintypes to the painting of Douanier Rousseau.
    Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 9 May 2023
  • In much of his concert music, Williams has walked through stylistic doors Copland and Bernstein opened decades ago.
    W. Anthony Sheppard, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Aug. 2022
  • Novak’s nerd-out-of-the-Big Apple tale has familiar stylistic echoes.
    Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 26 July 2022
  • Then as now, his view of music was an all-embracing one that knew no stylistic boundaries.
    George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Jan. 2024
  • The transformation on the right was stylistic as well as substantive.
    Kim Phillips-Fein, The Atlantic, 6 Sep. 2022
  • Not only are these stylistic periods of time personal to Swift, but to the fans that grew up with her music.
    Carter Skaggs, The Enquirer, 2 July 2023
  • The stylistic restlessness suits the band’s lyrics, which depict uneasy minds and a capricious universe.
    Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 16 Nov. 2022
  • His stylistic restraint here is a lost opportunity, squandering the chance to do more than just bring a stage play to the screen.
    Brianna Zigler, Chron, 19 Dec. 2022
  • Yet one bag remains at the forefront of stylistic need: a designer shoulder bag.
    Cortne Bonilla, Harper's BAZAAR, 17 July 2023
  • Below the surface, though, there were some stylistic differences that show how the 2022 sixth overall pick impacts his team and was missed for a short stretch.
    Tony East, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2023
  • That’s a lot of plot to follow, and Musgrave’s stylistic choices are as byzantine as his narrative ones.
    Wired, 13 July 2022
  • The Purosangue's long hood isn't just for stylistic effect, given the packaging challenges of mounting a transmission in front of a V-12.
    Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 7 Mar. 2023
  • And even with though there are stylistic warts with Houston's your-turn-my-turn tendencies, there are glimmers of All-Star talent with both guards.
    Michael Shapiro, Chron, 4 Nov. 2022
  • What ‘80s touchstones inspired the costumes and overall stylistic look of Season 4?
    Evan Romano, Men's Health, 3 June 2022
  • This is where Tan’s stylistic allusion becomes a meta-reference, life at the time of conflict.
    Stephan Rabimov, Forbes, 25 Aug. 2022
  • In the past, Madonna’s tours have been news-making events tied as much to her latest music as to her cycle of stylistic reinventions.
    Ben Sisario, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2023
  • My elder brother used them to chronicle our childhood in a stylistic way.
    Martin Dale, Variety, 5 Dec. 2022

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