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chiaroscuro
adjective as in shady
Example Sentences
Epic entertainment chiaroscuros are often dull and unrealistic, hence the push in recent decades to test and reshape our definition of virtue.
Like her day-to-day life, it is a work of chiaroscuro, a portrait of extremes: roses and guns.
In both men’s work, chiaroscuro laughs come hand in hand with personal catastrophe.
The dramatic scenes are shot in chiaroscuro and in warm, expressive light so the character is always the focal point of lighting and photography.
A vase of flowers divided into light and dark illustrates the chiaroscuro quality of human nature.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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