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

As the Cosmic Weatherman, John Mburu ably demonstrated how smoothly baroque arias for bass—regardless of their original subjects—can be repurposed as howls of despair about a modern apocalypse.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025

At that moment, the song explodes into a baroque rock opera, all power chords and chunky harmonies, before jumping into a double-time groove that recalls Laura Branigan's 1980s hit Gloria.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2025

God knows, having worked a whole career in government, I understood their critique of its baroque and sclerotic routines.

From Salon • Oct. 20, 2024

The harpsichord plucks along, the violins make big baroque flourishes—the low, angled space of the attic brims with sound.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr