Example Sentences

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If there is a consistency to his work, it is that of cool, fastidious stylishness, in which the particulars of site, client and program were the dominant factors, and not the personality of the architect.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

The room balances tranquillity with energy, stylishness without anything overwrought, with photos reflecting Panyathong’s family history, carved elephant panels and mortar-and-pestle sets for décor.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 26, 2023

This is somewhat alleviated in later episodes, as the director dials back the stylishness and lets his characters, who have filled out a little over time, quietly converse, like reasonable people.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 13, 2023

Rockville’s Lil Xelly raps with a paradoxical stylishness, tackling asymmetrical cadences in breezy tones, making music that feels hurried and cool.

From Washington Post • Feb. 2, 2022

There was no more “new and improved,” there was just the trick of different—new styles, and advertisements to convince that stylishness was all the rage—but the basic technology remained exactly the same.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman