How to Use stylistic in a Sentence

stylistic

adjective
  • There are a number of stylistic changes in the new car.
  • Getting to the stylistic heart of a client is no easy feat.
    — Nadja Sayej, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
  • The 850, as it was known, had all the stylistic trappings of that era: a wedge shape, drop front lights and chunky rear lights.
    — Elisabeth Behrmann, Bloomberg.com, 11 May 2017
  • The album is made up of many moods and expands on Björk’s stylistic range.
    — Wendy Kaur, ELLE, 22 Sep. 2022
  • Hornacek said the stylistic change from one night to the next was a response to the Nets’ fast pace and quick triggers.
    — Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2017
  • Pearls and pocket squares were the stylistic nods to the occasion.
    — Washington Post, 26 Feb. 2022
  • The extra-large front flap pockets are a stylistic touch.
    — Paula Lee, Glamour, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Their four slim dobby stripes add a stylistic flourish to the WC.
    — Hadley Keller, House Beautiful, 9 June 2020
  • The group was not concerned with stylistic heritage, only the here and now.
    — Carrie Battan, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2019
  • The truck also will give Meat & Co. a chance to show its stylistic side, Crevensten said.
    — Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2021
  • The direction for the overall stylistic and tonal approach came from the script.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 16 Sep. 2022
  • Some of these stylistic risks pay off more than others.
    — New York Times, 6 Mar. 2022
  • This is an episode that owes more than a small stylistic and thematic debt to Lost.
    — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 7 July 2021
  • Monáe's album shares the stylistic breadth of Jackson's as well.
    — Mikael Wood, latimes.com, 29 Apr. 2018
  • This was true of the other works, too — a feature of the program’s stylistic sameness.
    — Siobhan Burke, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
  • At the same time, there was a sort of huge stylistic trend of women of color dyeing their hair blonde.
    — Laura Regensdorf, Vogue, 24 July 2018
  • The top three teams were a demonstration in how diverse and stylistic the sport of ice dance has become.
    — Time, 20 Feb. 2018
  • The stylistic shift was so striking that, in the early days, Pop art was sometimes referred to as the hard-edge school.
    — The New Yorker, 21 July 2021
  • At the end of the day, my strong objection to Birkenstocks is simply stylistic.
    — Leena Kim, Town & Country, 5 Mar. 2021
  • The stylistic differences in the wines are mirrored in the very different vibes of the two regions.
    — Jay McInerney, Town & Country, 4 Nov. 2019
  • The stylistic choices made the campaign feel like a storybook come to life.
    — Star Tribune, 17 Mar. 2021
  • This is not just a stylistic facelift, though, but a near-holistic reimagining of what Strand of Oaks is.
    — Ryan Leas, SPIN, 6 June 2024
  • For women of color, there were stylistic changes as well.
    — Sheila Weller, Vanities, 19 Mar. 2017
  • 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
  • But the twins haven’t lost any of their stylistic brio, upping the ante on gruesome imagery in this much bleaker film.
    — Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 30 May 2025
  • 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
  • As would be expected of someone in the business for a half century, Tardi has seen his share of stylistic changes.
    — Hank Beckman, Chicago Tribune, 24 June 2025
  • What’s fascinating is the stylistic variety of Art Deco across the U.S.
    — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 26 June 2025

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