How to Use iconographic in a Sentence

iconographic

adjective

• Instead, saints with the iconographic power of Mayan deities lined the walls.
  — Pilar Guzman, Travel + Leisure, 9 Nov. 2021
• In the faith’s early years, the church adorned many of its buildings with iconographic symbols, says Roberts, the architect.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 2 Oct. 2020
• Oriol talks about the iconographic significance of a viaduct that was closed to be replaced.
  — Ben Kenigsberg, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2020
• The Duffers draw primarily from the iconographic genre of the '70s and '80s for Stranger Things, which makes sense for a show so evocative of Amblin-style suburbs.
  — Randall Colburn, EW.com, 31 May 2022
• Up sign that is definitely part of the iconographic language that Dread’s discussing.
  — New York Times, 15 Oct. 2020
• In fact, sets of iconographic and pictorial relate to the deciphered code.
  — Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 13 July 2012
• The pictorial and iconographic analysis reveals an intensity of light on the pubic area and the position of the prophet with the legs spread apart and left hand placed on this region.
  — Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 13 July 2012
• The case for Picasso makes itself, with the preternatural range of his formal and iconographic leaps—forward, backward, and sideways—in what painting could be made, or dared, to do.
  — Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2022
• This piece is a poem, a metaphorical rendering of wrestling with those stories, using iconographic texts.
  — Belinda Luscombe, Time, 1 Oct. 2021
• With the exception of his famous paintings of Campbell’s Soup cans, Warhol is probably best known for these iconographic depictions of celebrities.
  — John J. Miller, National Review, 19 Dec. 2019
• There’s an iconographic controversy, where Catholics worship art, statues of Jesus and Mary and crosses.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 Mar. 2021
• Such an iconographic challenge would go against The Heart Part 5’s simplistic, unclear politics.
  — Armond White, National Review, 11 May 2022
• Even this early piece suggests the elements that would become his signature: the visible painterly touch, the iconographic black on white, the reverberations of the past in our present.
  — Susan Dominus Photographs By Joshua Kissi Styled By Ian Bradley Sasha Weiss Photographs By Collier Schorr Styled By Jay Massacret Megan O’Grady Portrait By Mickalene Thomas and Racquel Chevremont Ligaya Mishan Photographs By Tina Barney, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2021
• If nothing else, the long iconographic tradition of Saint Sebastian in Western iconography gets a new chapter.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 2 June 2021
• Designers continuously change the world, shaping the din of our daily lives with subtle iconographic cues.
  — The New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2017
• Still, the film's iconographic treatment of handguns turns into harsh reality.
  — David Hunter, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Oct. 2019
• This detail is realized through ornate ruffs, thickly embroidered dresses and iconographic props such as flowers and fruit.
  — Alexandra Genova, Time, 30 June 2017
• The styles merge the label’s signature silhouettes with Kusama’s iconographic designs and colorful brushstrokes.
  — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 9 Jan. 2023
• The golden, iconographic necklaces, headpieces, and bracelets, paired with Moroccan-style jester shoes, defined the label’s vision of a multicultural runway.
  — Cassandra Pintro, Vogue, 28 Apr. 2022
• Some iconographic details of this mythical apocalypse that emerged around 1000 AD may have been influenced by astronomical events—notably comets and total eclipses.
  — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 16 Nov. 2018
• Herman has designed logos and promotional materials for corporate clients but is maybe best known for iconographic depictions of U.S. landmarks and other places that have moved him, according to his numericpress.com site.
  — Julio Ojeda-Zapata, Twin Cities, 11 Apr. 2017
• Older mission patches tend to be more iconographic than their contemporary counterparts.
  — Alexis Madrigal, WIRED, 28 Aug. 2009
• Within a single salon, and amid its handful of workers and customers, Mbakam discerns the fault lines of modern life, analyzes them in terms of personal experience, and displays them with an enduring and exemplary iconographic power.
  — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2019

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