formalist
Example Sentences
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She is, the argument goes, a poet for the moms and the mushy-hearted, for readers with no formalist inclinations, for those more interested in enjoyment than enjambment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
In the 51-page, partially redacted document, Sir Peter said Harry's lawyers had taken "an inappropriate, formalist interpretation of the Ravec process".
From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2024
My dad is a die-hard Beatles fan too — that’s how I learned like, a formalist pop song structure.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2023
The complex and lively distribution of shapes and colors underscores why Adams calls himself a formalist.
From New York Times ● Feb. 16, 2023
Precise′ness; Preci′sian, an over-precise person: a formalist: a puritan; Preci′sianism; Preci′sianist, Preci′sionist, a precisian; Preci′sion, quality of being precise: exactness: accuracy.—v.t.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various
