1965–70; < French Art Déco, shortened from Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes, an exposition of modern decorative and industrial arts held in Paris, France, in 1925
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
He stops frequently to point out neoclassical and art deco flourishes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
Brittany Hampton is blasting Olivia Dean as she scurries through her apartment, impeccably decorated with art deco furniture sourced from Facebook Marketplace.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 13, 2026
The future of the Chrysler Building, a unique monument to art deco architecture on the Manhattan skyline, remains in limbo as it awaits a possible sale.
From Barron's ● Jan. 11, 2026
Leaving the museum, I went on the hunt for another Miami touchpoint as beloved as art deco architecture: the ventanitas, or “little windows” that sell croquetas, cortaditos and other Cuban coffee and snacks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2025
Mom said the art deco murals at Rockefeller Center were disappointing, not nearly as good as some of her own paintings.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
A thrift-store find some years later righted things: an Art Deco wonder with a ceramic face housed in wood marquetry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
Elsewhere, Ramone’s House of Body Art connects with the U-Drop Inn, a 1936 Art Deco gas station in Shamrock, Texas, that now serves as a visitor center and cafe.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026
He has gutted the bathroom attached to the Lincoln Bedroom in the White House’s private quarters, altering its green Art Deco tile work to a sterile marble with gold fixtures.
From Salon ● May 7, 2026
Marshall’s plans to demolish a former youth hostel built during the Art Deco period to make way for a sports field was blocked by the Historic Preservation Board, which mandated he preserve the building’s facade.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
He was waiting beneath that big Art Deco overhang at Radio City.
From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
