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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