work of art
noun phrase
1
: a product of one of the fine arts
especially
: a painting or sculpture of high artistic quality
2
: something giving high aesthetic satisfaction to the viewer or listener
Examples of work of art in a Sentence
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Now the singer’s mugshot has been been transformed into a work of art by artist Godfrey Lohman.
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Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 4 July 2024
Among the hundreds of caves hidden in the limestone karsts of Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, a work of art faded into a rock wall could be of global importance.
—Frances Vinall, Washington Post, 3 July 2024
Justin Timberlake’s mugshot is now a work of art in the same town in which he was arrested last month.
—Njera Perkins, Peoplemag, 3 July 2024
But that’s a multifaceted fact that requires something more powerful to experience from a work of art than dry didacticism.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2024
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Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 4 July 2024
Among the hundreds of caves hidden in the limestone karsts of Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, a work of art faded into a rock wall could be of global importance.
—Frances Vinall, Washington Post, 3 July 2024
Justin Timberlake’s mugshot is now a work of art in the same town in which he was arrested last month.
—Njera Perkins, Peoplemag, 3 July 2024
But that’s a multifaceted fact that requires something more powerful to experience from a work of art than dry didacticism.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2024
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“Work of art.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/work%20of%20art. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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