How to Use symphonic in a Sentence

symphonic

adjective
  • But the rehearsal was the first time the group got to put all the pieces together and hear the symphonic sound of it all.
    J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 2 May 2024
  • Their songs veered from new wave to post-punk, shoegaze and symphonic pop.
    Andy Meek, Billboard, 17 July 2024
  • Welser-Most brought out the full quotient of Mahler's angst in his symphonic swan song.
    Zachary Lewis, cleveland.com, 5 Feb. 2018
  • At midnight, the sleep sounds in here will be symphonic.
    Ben Marcus, The New Yorker, 19 May 2018
  • Take all the symphonic stuff, and then listen to those albums.
    Jordan A. Rothacker, SPIN, 20 Dec. 2023
  • The song opens with symphonic flourishes that would not feel out of place on a K-drama score.
    Caitlin Kelley, Billboard, 27 Oct. 2017
  • Out of that filmic symphonic sound was also born the sound of our orchestra.
    Maxwell Williams, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Feb. 2018
  • Fully 71% of the symphonic programs include the premiere of a new piece.
    Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2021
  • Once the film was ready, Hisaishi would write the score, which could also be released in a symphonic suite version.
    Elisabeth Vincentelli, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2022
  • Or trade the backyard pool party for symphonic sounds at The Biltmore hotel in Coral Gables.
    Cady Herring, southflorida.com, 22 June 2017
  • Imagine what the symphonic sound combined with his still-strong, 83-year-old velvety voice will be like.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Sep. 2019
  • But that being beside the point, the Brahms themes are really from the core symphonic repertoire.
    Julian Sancton, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Apr. 2022
  • If that’s all too down-and-dirty for you, there’s a symphonic tribute to Neil Diamond in Simsbury.
    Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 23 July 2021
  • The Pet Shop Boys’ electronic/symphonic score sets the heart racing but slows down for romance or pathos.
    Lawrence Toppman, charlotteobserver, 16 Mar. 2018
  • Tables and chairs will be set up for symphonic concerts.
    Jonathan Horwitz, Orange County Register, 14 June 2024
  • With no fans at stadiums, and bogus sound being pumped in, well, that's sort of like a tap dance to symphonic music for the play-by-play guys.
    Barry Wilner, Star Tribune, 18 Sep. 2020
  • No guitar or drums, just all the movement coming from the symphonic writing.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 25 Mar. 2022
  • Right here… * There is a kind of symphonic lyricism to motherhood.
    Hazlitt, 31 July 2024
  • The symphonic works were ones the orchestra could play with distinct authority, and the right soloists were paired with the right repertoire.
    David Patrick Stearns, Philly.com, 5 June 2018
  • For that matter, Bruckner is the essence of the Hollywood symphonic sound as well.
    Mark Swed, latimes.com, 15 Dec. 2017
  • And Terence Blanchard’s superb score has 70s R&B in its bones and symphonic drama in its heart.
    Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 15 May 2018
  • There is an almost symphonic beauty to the point and counterpoint.
    Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ, 31 Aug. 2018
  • In New York, the commercial demands of radio proved as restrictive as those of dance bands and symphonic ones.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 2 Feb. 2022
  • A few of her original blues songs will get a symphonic string quartet treatment.
    Hector Saldana, ExpressNews.com, 25 Oct. 2019
  • In 2018, the Showcase featured an original piece, Waltz of the Waves, for a symphonic orchestra.
    Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 5 May 2022
  • In time, many critics came to consider the Met Orchestra on a par with the leading symphonic ensembles of the world.
    New York Times, 17 Mar. 2021
  • His career ranged from his trio’s club gigs to presenting symphonic works in large concert halls.
    Aaron Cohen, Chicago Tribune, 13 Sep. 2022
  • About five to 10 minutes later, the air is perfumed with a symphonic aroma that reminds Nguyen of his childhood.
    Dallas News, 1 Mar. 2023
  • The album is a short and sweet 45 minutes, including a back half of almost symphonic, suite-esque tracks.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 17 May 2024
  • The show is a mix of frights, comedy, original film and music projects and rousing symphonic scares.
    Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 30 Oct. 2020

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