How to Use imagery in a Sentence

imagery

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  • The movie was full of biblical imagery.
  • The book contains a great deal of sexual imagery.
  • View the codex and search its text and imagery at florentinecodex.getty.edu.
    — Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2023
  • The imagery on these records would echo across rap’s landscape.
    — Tom Breihan, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2023
  • But at the time, I was simply overwhelmed by the power of its imagery.
    — James Gray, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Aug. 2023
  • The imagery picks up in interest as the show proceeds, too.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 4 Nov. 2023
  • And the title of the album is Heaven Is a Junkyard, so that imagery runs throughout the record.
    — Leah Lu, Rolling Stone, 24 May 2023
  • There’s a lot of tired Y2K imagery going around, for instance.
    — Eliza Brooke, Harper's BAZAAR, 27 July 2023
  • The imagery shows vehicle tracks progressing across the width of Gaza south of Gaza City.
    — Dylan Moriarty, Washington Post, 5 Nov. 2023
  • Indeed, the Fort Worth show displays the breadth of his imagery and approaches.
    — Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 16 June 2023
  • Both are built around footage of New York shot in 1988 by Steven Siegel, whose imagery is featured on the new album’s cover art.
    — Spin Staff, SPIN, 16 Feb. 2024
  • Many Instagram users took the imagery as a call for a cease-fire in the Israel-Gaza war and praised the artist for being vocal on the issue.
    — Anumita Kaur, Washington Post, 24 Dec. 2023
  • The resulting imagery can be used to monitor coral reefs over a number of years.
    — Cameron Fozi, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2023
  • That is especially true when the imagery captures a large area.
    — Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 18 Mar. 2024
  • Some videos come with warnings about the violent imagery.
    — Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2023
  • The imagery takes things a step further rather than simply highlighting her alone.
    — Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Yet all this imagery feels cheap, deployed as a backdrop to the superheroic deeds at center stage.
    — Robert Rubsam, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Funerals, Flames, and Tombstones If the hip are to be made to hop, infernos and eternal rest imagery are musts.
    — Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 5 June 2023
  • This imagery and the audio are showcased countless times throughout the season.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 15 Dec. 2023
  • Much of the appeal of his work is drawn from the titles and imagery of his books, which teeter somewhere between salacious and virtuosic.
    — Jason Parham, WIRED, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Use vivid imagery and specific language to paint a picture in the minds of your audience.
    — G. Riley Mills, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
  • The imagery of decay and renewal felt like a commentary on the fate of Athens itself, which has gone through so many cycles over the last 2,500 years.
    — Tony Perrottet, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Mar. 2024
  • The pigments mixed with the water, yielding imagery that is soft and seemingly fluid.
    — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2023
  • Some of the imagery in the show—such as wiring maps and shards of machinery—is dedicated to the telescope’s engineering.
    — Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Quintanar’s pen can be seen clearly in the designs, which pull from much of the same imagery as his permanent tattoos.
    — Anna Tingley, Variety, 24 Oct. 2023
  • Try mushroom motifs, mismatched floral dishware, and lots of plant imagery to channel this look in any space.
    — Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 July 2023
  • The team mixed high-end Italian design with wall decor and imagery inspired by Africa—a nod to the owner of the travel company, who has traveled most of that continent.
    — Rachel Dube, Robb Report, 21 Nov. 2023
  • Anyone, including children, is at risk of a variety of kinds of abuse due to the potential weaponization of such imagery.
    — Photovogue, Vogue, 29 Aug. 2023
  • Great performances from the leads and truly disturbing pacing and imagery sent a master like Kubrick off in fitting style.
    — Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al, 3 July 2023
  • Much has been written about the jaw-dropping visuals inside the Sphere, and much of the imagery — including a deconstruction of the Las Vegas skyline — lives up to the hype.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 2 Mar. 2024

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