How to Use arty in a Sentence

arty

adjective
Definition of artynext
  • The freeway gets fancy That part of the busiest freeway in L.A. has some arty neighbors.
    — Chris Nichols, Los Angeles Magazine, 10 Jan. 2018
  • Takamatsu, the bustling port city from which ferries serve many of the islands, is awash with trendy bars and arty brunch joints.
    — The Economist, 21 Nov. 2019
  • There was something new about the frocks that in lesser hands would have come off tricky, but in Gao’s read with an arty elegance.
    — Steff Yotka, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2017
  • Less than two years later, the Cars were on top of the rock ‘n’ roll world, playing a crisp, arty brand of power pop that would lead the way into New Wave.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 17 Sep. 2019
  • For inspired cocktails and a young, arty crowd, hit café-by-day, bar-by-night Casa Estambul.
    — Pilar Guzmán, CNT, 29 Aug. 2017
  • The restaurant, which has a relaxed, arty vibe art shares its dining rooms and patio with Studiotobe.
    — Jessica Yadegaran, The Mercury News, 23 Sep. 2019
  • Add a pair of casual slides to keep you from appearing too fussy, and some arty gold earrings to draw the eye upward.
    — The Cut, 3 Aug. 2017
  • The scene has strains the arty pool photos that have become popular in the past few years, thanks to drone photography.
    — Raisa Bruner, Time, 17 June 2019
  • The quirky, arty business was also beloved for its store and studio, where customers could watch workers sewing the products.
    — oregonlive, 24 Sep. 2019
  • The band went on to become an important part of the influential, arty and noisy Boston scene.
    — John Adamian, courant.com, 14 June 2019
  • For a comfortable and arty-chic stay, book a room at Casa Habita, in Guadalajara’s trendy Lafayette neighborhood.
    — Andrea Bartz, Marie Claire, 5 Mar. 2020
  • Of the three others in the ranks of Seattle’s Big Four, Soundgarden, who played loud (but arty, melodic and, at times, beautiful) music, would come in second.
    — William Goodman, Billboard, 29 Sep. 2017
  • Glossy summer cityscapes and arty cold opens provide tasteful settings for the show’s rueful patter.
    — Richard Lawson, HWD, 2 Apr. 2018
  • Red Cat is an eclectic, arty, cool, authentic spot on lower Kennebec in Oak Bluffs.
    — Cnt Editors, CNT, 19 Sep. 2017
  • The movie is West at his most pompous and arty, with long shots of dandelions blowing in the breeze, a deer scampering through a field, dark clouds billowing over mountains.
    — Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2019
  • Her writing was a welcome retreat from Evans’s other life as lead singer in an arty rock band with her partner, Jona Bechtolt.
    — Shirin Ghaffary, Recode, 16 Mar. 2018
  • Sullen teenagers, Southern good old boys, arty urbanites, elite test pilots — all measured themselves by what their peers thought of them.
    — Matt Schudel, Washington Post, 15 May 2018
  • There are lots of dark forests, tortured writing on walls, and Ring-like arty shots of maggots and other gross stuff that nobody ever really needs to see on a big screen.
    — Eliza Thompson, Cosmopolitan, 3 Jan. 2018
  • Young families and arty old-timers meet up at Adams Square, which features restaurants, a library, and a mini park carved out of a 1936 Richfield gas station in the center of town.
    — Chris Nichols, Los Angeles Magazine, 3 Oct. 2017
  • Besides good coffee, there are breakfast items, arty accessories and gifts to buy and a front porch for sipping java and unwinding.
    — Sharyn Alden, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 15 June 2018
  • The last time an arty foreign film won was in 2003, the second year the category even existed, with Hayao Miyazaki’s Spirited Away.
    — Christopher Orr, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2018
  • The original peacock wallpaper has been replaced with a floral motif, and the new arty green-and-gold banquette running the length of the dining room is as much about comfort as style.
    — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 13 Nov. 2019
  • Lukas Feigelfeld’s arty folk-horror debut is a grim fairy tale about women shunned and vilified as witches during Europe’s dark ages.
    — Stephen Dalton, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Oct. 2017
  • The concrete spheres were created in 2001 by artists Steven Gillman and Katherine Keefer and make great hide-and-seek inspiration for littles, as well as arty photo backdrops for the bigs.
    — Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 29 July 2019
  • Sure, President Trump comes in for a little arty ribbing (a la Botticelli).
    — Melinda Morris, NOLA.com, 7 Feb. 2018
  • Equal parts goofy and gory, the horror movie directed by Dylan Reynolds never intends to be an arty mood piece or social commentary covered in blood.
    — Kimber Myers, latimes.com, 19 Apr. 2018
  • But Alter, which restaurateur Javier Ramirez and other partners brought to the street-arty Wynwood district in 2015, will (ahem) alter your perspective.
    — Jeff Gordinier, Esquire, 18 Oct. 2017
  • For comic relief, the team of Zachary Fine and Yonatan Gebeyehu, as talentless, arty hangers-on, has an audience-pleasing moment.
    — Peter Marks, Washington Post, 25 Feb. 2020
  • Natalie Gale compared Waterloo to London's Shoreditch neighborhood, an edgy, arty area that is on the rise.
    — Susan Glaser, cleveland.com, 30 Apr. 2018
  • The miscommunication turned out to be a bit of a PR coup for Microsoft, with the news sparking an outpouring of arty tributes on social media.
    — Lara O’Reilly, WSJ, 25 July 2017

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