expressionist
Americanadjective
noun
Example Sentences
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Not everything is abstract, nor is everything expressionist.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 28, 2026
"This transition phase is defined in particular by the tension between the meticulously detailed and naturalist figure" of the prince and the "vibrant, almost expressionist rendering of the background", he added.
From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2025
Several people replied to his post on X with images of the feminised cyborg in Fritz Lang's German expressionist film, Metropolis, from 1927.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2024
Also on this fractured fairy tale’s jampacked menu are human-sized animal costumes, arcade graphics, pratfalls, pole dancing, adorable maggot puppets, Rube Goldberg designs, expressionist sequences and even a bar brawl with rodents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 15, 2024
For some reason I think about Jacoba Van Heemskerck, a Dutch expressionist painter I’ve become interested in lately.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
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