avant-
Britishprefix
Example Sentences
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“I want to reinforce the idea that the ICA is a center for provocation, that it’s the home of the British avant- garde,” Muir, 46, says in an interview at his office.
From BusinessWeek ● Nov. 25, 2011
Mercedes’ new design may backfire, as the “very avant- garde” makeover risks alienating traditional buyers, said Jeremy Anwyl, head of automotive website Edmunds.com.
From BusinessWeek ● Jan. 11, 2011
For the past couple of years, Gaultier's spectacles have been upstaged by those of a former employee, Martin Margiela, the current darling of the avant- garde.
From Time Magazine Archive
Herbert Bayer's virtuoso, typography-driven ads for the Container Corp. of America from the '50s and '60s look like avant- garde work from the late '80s.
From Time Magazine Archive
I told him how he should do more avant- garde thematic restaurant design, to differentiate himself from the other firms.
From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan
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