baroque

Example Sentences

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Much of the historic baroque Old Town was destroyed during World War II, and under Soviet rule Narva became predominantly Russian-speaking.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

Mr. Venables’s music, built on baroque and folk styles and instruments, enriches and illuminates the text.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

This dip takes its inspiration from a more baroque, arguably campy, ancestor: the seven-layer.

From Salon • Aug. 5, 2025

Particularly baroque screw-ups generally make it into the media, but for the most part these things don’t get screwed up.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 21, 2025

None of the baroque ecstasy, none of the grotesque compulsion.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood