How to Use contemporary in a Sentence

contemporary

1 of 2 adjective
  • Obama dips back a few years even for some of the more contemporary artists.
    Jason Hanna, CNN, 10 July 2021
  • Wochit Fans of contemporary style will find a lot to like in this sleek house.
    Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 4 Apr. 2020
  • The contemporary-style house spans about 8,000 square feet.
    Katherine Clarke, WSJ, 29 July 2022
  • The coaches love to talk football with him and the players see him as a contemporary.
    Richard Deitsch, SI.com, 29 Oct. 2017
  • Chemould is the first modern and contemporary art gallery to open in Mumbai.
    Claire Stern, ELLE, 7 Apr. 2023
  • Thus, the plan to embrace a contemporary concert style in the set design was born.
    The Salt Lake Tribune, 27 June 2022
  • The tan and black shades are both classic, but the cropped length keeps things feeling contemporary.
    Jake Smith, Glamour, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Take the classic motifs and wear them with pieces that have a contemporary edge.
    Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country, 29 Nov. 2022
  • The result is perhaps the most powerful work of contemporary art of the past decade.
    Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 26 June 2020
  • Of course, some concessions have been made to the contemporary era.
    Brett Berk, Bloomberg.com, 26 Oct. 2017
  • Her style is inspired by the world of contemporary art and Asian fashion.
    Tiziana Cardini, Vogue, 30 Sep. 2020
  • Immersive in a true sense of the word, exposing the overuse of that term as a catch-all cliché in contemporary art.
    Chadd Scott, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2023
  • But then again, so were the classic and contemporary games that inspired it.
    Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 10 Dec. 2022
  • The contemporary take on this trend is more tailored and much sleeker.
    Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Dec. 2022
  • The contemporary artist Renée Stout laces her work with humor.
    Peter Saenger, WSJ, 21 May 2021
  • The menu is contemporary with twists on Lebanese classics.
    Margie Goldsmith, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2023
  • Not only in a classic way, but more in a contemporary way.
    Kristen Bateman, Glamour, 9 July 2018
  • Most of the garments on display are from contemporary brands.
    Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Sep. 2023
  • For myself, the past is the source (for all art is vitally contemporary).
    Andrew Martin, Harper's magazine, 10 Mar. 2019
  • Making this more poignant is that, over and over again, the plot resonates with issues that feel contemporary.
    David Lyman, Cincinnati.com, 21 July 2019
  • In contemporary times there is much ado about the impact of food on physical health.
    Rabbi Avi Weiss, Jewish Journal, 9 Apr. 2018
  • This could be a good time to install a new computer or invest in a piece of contemporary art.
    Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 25 Feb. 2021
  • The chameleon dwellings serve as nice backdrops to a range of styles, from retro mod to transitional or contemporary.
    Jeastman, oregonlive, 5 Apr. 2023
  • The contemporary-style home comes with a front courtyard, a wine cellar and a separate guest house.
    Ebony Day, azcentral, 22 June 2020
  • The record established him as a contemporary blues artist.
    Terence McArdle, Washington Post, 5 June 2018
  • The contemporary style is elegant, pared-down, and airy.
    Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics, 24 Jan. 2023
  • The program will include classic standards and contemporary songs in the jazz genre.
    Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 June 2023
  • But even if your style is more contemporary, slipcovers can still work in your home.
    Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Mar. 2023
  • Here, Mui and Lai zeroed in on this idea of simplicity with maxi skirts, easy separates, and their own contemporary version of the Hakka Liangmao hat.
    Vogue, 6 Apr. 2024
  • In total, the study identified 16 different microplastic polymer types in contemporary and archived soil samples, the statement adds.
    Jack Guy, CNN, 25 Mar. 2024
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contemporary

2 of 2 noun
  • She is politically very different from most of her contemporaries.
  • He was a contemporary of George Washington.
  • Like a lot of his contemporaries, Marder fled the United States.
    Longreads, 29 Mar. 2018
  • Did not show the ability to take over games the same way his WHL contemporaries have.
    Kyle Woodlief, USA TODAY, 28 June 2023
  • Good thing then that Smith knows when to steer toward the contemporary.
    BostonGlobe.com, 27 May 2021
  • Our contemporaries are moving—above all from the countryside to the cities of Asia and Africa.
    National Geographic, 17 July 2019
  • This body of work, which varies in medium and style, contrasts the ancient with the contemporary.
    Dallas News, 14 Dec. 2022
  • Monk took longer than any of his contemporaries to gain fame.
    Lawrence Toppman, charlotteobserver, 2 Apr. 2018
  • The project also had its start with an idea borrowed (if not filched) from a contemporary.
    Willard Spiegelman, WSJ, 18 June 2021
  • Wave has as much in common with him as with his contemporaries.
    Jon Caramanica, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2020
  • Stallone’s contemporaries such as Bruce Willis and Arnold Schwarzenegger no longer act for the most part.
    Zack Sharf, Variety, 18 Sep. 2023
  • For my father, a contemporary of Dole's, Russell was the big city.
    Susan Page, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2021
  • In 1873, like many of her contemporaries, she got caught up in the fashion of china painting.
    Jane Alexiadis, The Mercury News, 14 June 2017
  • Be glad your father has someone who is a contemporary to share his fears, grief and anger with.
    Washington Post, 16 Jan. 2021
  • His contemporaries named the Dall's porpoise and Dall sheep after him.
    Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Mar. 2018
  • The notion that any contemporary could pick up the mantle in his wake is a steep mental hurdle.
    Henry Flynn, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2021
  • Ben appears to have no friends or contemporaries of any kind.
    Conor Friedersdorf, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2018
  • His contemporaries were happy to go along with this ruse.
    Henry Porter, The Hive, 13 Mar. 2017
  • Biggest Fighter on the Block By any name, the Phantom was a beast compared to its contemporaries.
    Popular Mechanics, 14 Mar. 2023
  • Yoo was only 28 years old at the time, while Choi was in his early forties — and the two were supposed to have been contemporaries in high school.
    Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Aug. 2023
  • For the seedings and results to have worked out so that Jackson could take a shot at his contemporary on this stage is special.
    Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2024
  • Along the way, Ms. Barra formed a close partnership with Mr. Reuss, a contemporary who had been a candidate for the top job in 2014.
    New York Times, 12 May 2022
  • Even her friends and contemporaries are impressed by RBG’s strength.
    Raisa Bruner, Time, 8 Mar. 2018
  • Unlike some of his contemporaries, the switch to esports wasn't something Evans has been training for this whole time.
    Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 12 May 2020
  • These were my contemporaries, my friends and my rivals.
    Salomon Zavala, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2023
  • He was known as a pugilist with the resources to back risky projects, bringing more new plays to Broadway each season than any contemporary.
    Lee Seymour, Forbes, 17 Apr. 2021
  • But unlike many of her contemporaries (and lucky for Swifties), her JPG shirt is not an archival piece and is available for purchase for $747.
    Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 16 Oct. 2023
  • Ranking at the top are news/talk, adult contemporary and country.
    Dana Hunsinger Benbow, Indianapolis Star, 22 Jan. 2020
  • Once upon a time, a physician who started their own website or channel or page may have received sneers from contemporaries.
    Brennan Kilbane, Allure, 21 Mar. 2024
  • While no birds have teeth today, this characteristic made the species abnormal among its contemporaries, as most prehistoric birds still had teeth and claws.
    Tara Wu, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Mar. 2024

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