high art
Example Sentences
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Only they have proven themselves capable of turning tragedy from high art into national humiliation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
But this is a minor quibble for a film that, like the “Nebraska” album itself, rightly dares to elevate the making of a solo acoustic record into high art.
From Salon • Oct. 24, 2025
I know professional wrestling is not high art, but that still seems pretty ghoulish to me!
From Slate • Feb. 10, 2025
The teams tackle clues that largely avoid history, geography and high art, instead dealing with memes, movies, TV, sports and modern pop songs.
From New York Times • Dec. 2, 2024
Like most Bengalis, my parents had elevated repression and denial to a high art form, but even so, questions about this particular history were unavoidable.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
