How to Use thematic in a Sentence

thematic

adjective
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  • As a time capsule of the moment, both the film’s thematic concerns and its look are dead-on.
    — Kyle Smith, WSJ, 27 Oct. 2022
  • The FaceTiming is thematic to the movie, which is about two friends who live far apart.
    — Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 24 Sep. 2022
  • The ending may seem forced, even comic, but is very much to thematic point.
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 15 Mar. 2023
  • Upon sharing the title track, Khan referred to it as the thematic core of the album.
    — Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 19 Mar. 2024
  • Season 2 takes place abroad, and with the shift away from America comes a change, too, in thematic focus.
    — Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2022
  • And how is Billy Bob Bo, the thematic center of Batiste’s new album, doing at present?
    — A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 2 Feb. 2024
  • The end result is a sharp thematic pivot that soars higher than the mixtape that came before it.
    — Ted Davis, SPIN, 6 Apr. 2023
  • And striped scarves in house colors — red and gold for Gryffindor or green and silver for Slytherin — can serve as thematic garlands on the mantel.
    — Frank Rojas Erik Carter, New York Times, 16 Dec. 2023
  • What would be the thematic throughline connecting all the seasons?
    — Rebecca Sun, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Jan. 2024
  • The doubters, Rogers said, tend to be people who grew up looking at fashion in that narrative or thematic way.
    — Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 June 2022
  • Wait, no, that makes the show sound like a failure of thematic intention or plot momentum.
    — Darren Franich, EW.com, 22 June 2022
  • That smart decision gave the show a thematic element that Jackson was not part of, which helped to broaden the show’s focus.
    — Paul Grein, Billboard, 28 Feb. 2024
  • Bereft of its thematic heft, the season inevitably relies more on plotting and shock value.
    — Inkoo Kang, Washington Post, 3 June 2022
  • Much of the time before then is spent on a series of scenes set around the family’s zoo that heavy-handedly lay thematic groundwork.
    — Vulture, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Each time the playwright returned to the Oedipus saga, he was compelled by a thematic idea that had no easy resolution.
    — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2023
  • That is one of the two primary thematic strands of Muta’Ali’s documentary.
    — Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Mar. 2024
  • There are six thematic gallery spaces within Blum & Poe.
    — Steven Vargas, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2023
  • And that was the thematic motif Wednesday at Chicago Cubs camp in Arizona, where the sun was shining and expectations were high, at least in the clubhouse.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2023
  • There is no thematic break or stylistic rupture in Kim’s poetry, despite the length of her career.
    — E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 14 July 2023
  • The Boy and the Heron simply takes what has thus far been a thematic concern of the director’s and solidifies it into a clearer viewpoint.
    — Nina Li Coomes, The Atlantic, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Opt for in-season produce like apples, pecans, pumpkins, or gourds to do some thematic baking.
    — Kate McGregor, House Beautiful, 14 June 2023
  • The film’s titles echo each other in literal and thematic ways, as both are about the importance of language around trauma.
    — Alisson Wood, ELLE, 27 Jan. 2023
  • The songs are forgettable, awkward and lacking in thematic connection to the story.
    — Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 6 Apr. 2023
  • Hobbs says a thematic goal of the revamp was to create something aspirational.
    — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Still, Eu is a skilled director with admirable ambition, the film’s twists and turns demonstrating the scope of her vision and the depth of her thematic interests.
    — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Almost all the artists had existing work that directly addressed the thematic elements of the show.
    — Seth Combscontributor, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2022
  • Film stock and aspect ratio would shift mid-scene, often multiple times, with no clear thematic rhyme or reason for it.
    — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2023
  • Plot points and thematic concerns alike are painted with a broad brush, then circled again and triple-underlined for anyone who might still be confused.
    — Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Oct. 2023
  • If Clark’s sculpture is the most imposing, many others have visual appeal and thematic heft.
    — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 7 Apr. 2023
  • The company plans to offer sponsorships that can be tied to a specific title, a thematic moment or a live stream.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 1 Nov. 2023

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