impressionistic
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
It’s a great example of the more impressionistic lyrics on this record; they’re still telling the same kind of stories but with more compression, more editing, retaining what’s essential and rejecting anything extraneous.
From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2026
The adventurous English musician issues a meditative album of impressionistic beauty.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
For the third straight LP, he opens with a spoken-word number—“Down, Down, Stream,” an impressionistic look back at the past couple of years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 13, 2026
Led by the subject matter, he started singing more, his dewy-eyed timbre adding emotional depth to the fragmented, impressionistic soundscapes.
From BBC ● Jan. 8, 2026
She didn’t have any particular style; some of her paintings were what she called primitive, some were impressionistic and abstract, some were realistic.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
Vocabulary lists containing impressionistic
