: a substantial body of work constituting the lifework of a writer, an artist, or a composer
a catalogue of Rembrandt's oeuvre
scrupulously examines Dickens' oeuvre in order to demonstrate how his convictions helped to determine the shape of his novels—
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Examples of oeuvre in a Sentence
a novel that occupies a relatively minor position in the author's oeuvre
Recent Examples on the Web
Just like professional artists who work and rework a set of ideas and motifs, Mackintosh, Miller and Scott spent decades honing private languages, resulting in oeuvres that embody their powerful personal visions.
—Jonathan Griffin, New York Times, 7 May 2024
The 75-year-old home of one of Bengal's most famous artists, Jamini Roy, has been acquired by DAG (Delhi Art Gallery) and is being repurposed into the Jamini Roy Residence, a museum, café, and cultural resource center celebrating Roy's oeuvre.
—Diya Kohli, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 May 2024
The new album carries a cohesion and stylistic ambition that previously was not prominent in PND’s oeuvre, as the Canadian singer-songwriter elevates his late-night musings and warbled vocals to more emotionally affecting territory, particularly on the album’s back half.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 26 Apr. 2024
Careful students of the mob wife oeuvre add red nails and lipstick, a high-volume hairdo and sunglasses big enough to function as a kind of windshield.
—Callie Holtermann, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2024
Each edition explores the connection between the teacher’s cinematic oeuvre and its interplay with space, context, population and culture.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 15 Apr. 2024
Whether grieving the death of a child, revolting against power, or lamenting social conditions, the figures in her oeuvre can whip up empathy in even the coolest of hearts.
—Grace Edquist, Vogue, 11 Apr. 2024
The Ghanaian star is building a truly top-tier oeuvre, and with a new album on deck for this year, there’s plenty more to come.
—Heran Mamo, Billboard, 28 Mar. 2024
His book The Sea and the Mirror, published in 1944, is part of his resulting oeuvre, which is much more searching, abstruse, and philosophical than his earlier output.
—W. H. Auden, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2024
Jonathan Griffin, New York Times, 7 May 2024
The 75-year-old home of one of Bengal's most famous artists, Jamini Roy, has been acquired by DAG (Delhi Art Gallery) and is being repurposed into the Jamini Roy Residence, a museum, café, and cultural resource center celebrating Roy's oeuvre.
—Diya Kohli, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 May 2024
The new album carries a cohesion and stylistic ambition that previously was not prominent in PND’s oeuvre, as the Canadian singer-songwriter elevates his late-night musings and warbled vocals to more emotionally affecting territory, particularly on the album’s back half.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 26 Apr. 2024
Careful students of the mob wife oeuvre add red nails and lipstick, a high-volume hairdo and sunglasses big enough to function as a kind of windshield.
—Callie Holtermann, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2024
Each edition explores the connection between the teacher’s cinematic oeuvre and its interplay with space, context, population and culture.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 15 Apr. 2024
Whether grieving the death of a child, revolting against power, or lamenting social conditions, the figures in her oeuvre can whip up empathy in even the coolest of hearts.
—Grace Edquist, Vogue, 11 Apr. 2024
The Ghanaian star is building a truly top-tier oeuvre, and with a new album on deck for this year, there’s plenty more to come.
—Heran Mamo, Billboard, 28 Mar. 2024
His book The Sea and the Mirror, published in 1944, is part of his resulting oeuvre, which is much more searching, abstruse, and philosophical than his earlier output.
—W. H. Auden, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2024
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“Oeuvre.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oeuvre. Accessed 14 May. 2024.
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