How to Use musicality in a Sentence

musicality

noun
  • This is back in the ’60s when the mass was done in Latin, so there was a musicality to it.
    Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 15 Apr. 2024
  • But Nes was a great help in terms of musicality - and in many ways.
    Jim Ryan, Forbes, 21 May 2021
  • The first ingredient in this recipe is the musicality of it and playing dress up and the fun of it.
    Rob Ledonne, Billboard, 2 Feb. 2023
  • The intention was to make the rhythm of the scenes leap off the page, and thus make the fundamental musicality of the film crystal clear.
    Mike Scott, NOLA.com, 25 June 2017
  • Was this a groundbreaking album to you just in terms of the musicality of it?
    Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 10 Feb. 2023
  • Murray: The musicality of the song is shaking you by the shoulders.
    David Patrick Stearns, Philly.com, 21 Mar. 2018
  • Adding a musicality and lyrics to tip an emotion sparks one’s senses in a very unique way.
    Josh Glicksman, Billboard, 13 Dec. 2022
  • Such a paragraph shows why Machen was so acclaimed for the musicality of his prose.
    Michael Dirda, The New York Review of Books, 28 May 2020
  • This, along with musicality, is what many judges look for.
    Jevon Phillips, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2023
  • All that’s left for a singer to screw up is rhythm and pitch and timing and musicality and dynamics and sensitivity to the lyric and to the band.
    Bart Bull, SPIN, 10 Feb. 2023
  • The musicality alone is proof that Tego’s ears were as prolific as his voice.
    Marjua Estevez, refinery29.com, 1 Nov. 2022
  • Put together, 20 years on, All for You stands tall and firm in its musicality and meaning.
    Kovie Biakolo, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2021
  • The judges rate them based on things like showmanship and musicality.
    Jessi Virtusio, chicagotribune.com, 3 Mar. 2022
  • Wailes, too, traces her musicality to her training in dance.
    New York Times, 9 Apr. 2021
  • And above all else her sheer musicality, her artistry, shines throughout.
    Jem Aswad, Variety, 15 Feb. 2022
  • There was also mystery, humor and musicality — a complete point of view present from the start.
    Gia Kourlas, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2023
  • Her Full Tilt Boogie Band provides the pinpoint musicality to go along with it.
    Troy L. Smith, cleveland, 22 Jan. 2021
  • No matter how pretty or how sultry any of the musicality gets, there needs to be a certain level of sadness to it.
    Josh Chesler, SPIN, 9 July 2022
  • The pair of songs not only prompted the greatest singalongs of the night, but also showcased the artist's musicality.
    John Norris, Billboard, 1 Nov. 2017
  • Cokes’ work honors the space’s legacy of Beat poetry and punk with musicality and rhythm.
    Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2023
  • Even though the rap lyrics, especially, are a bit tired, there’s enough musicality here to make this track worthy of many listens.
    Billboard Staff, Billboard, 14 Jan. 2022
  • And the Ramones, with their simple musicality, took me back to my early days with Ronnie Hawkins, where there was a kind of innocence.
    Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2023
  • This can confirm the musicality, or rightness, of the writing.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 7 Oct. 2020
  • There is a rhythm and musicality to our everyday lives.
    Mary G. Pepitone, kansascity.com, 2 May 2017
  • Pleasure in the language, yes, but not just its musicality.
    Ange Mlinko, The New York Review of Books, 10 Mar. 2020
  • The band notes that the addition of Lewis stepped up the high-energy musicality that the trio had honed on two previous albums and countless shows.
    Chris Kelly, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2024
  • Sort of like learning Oscar Wilde or Shakespeare, there’s a musicality to it.
    Matt Donnelly, Variety, 21 Dec. 2021
  • Lee Andrews and Jacquelin Thompson were singers, and the doctor was curious to see whether their musicality would pass down to their newborn.
    New York Times, 12 Oct. 2021
  • Judges then scored them in categories such as technique and musicality.
    Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Aug. 2024
  • Fortunately, the cast here is well up to the job, and the dialogue, especially between Hovig and Jacobsen, have a charming musicality about them, like bright duets.
    Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Sep. 2024

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