How to Use bas-relief in a Sentence

bas-relief

noun
  • Frosted-glass sconces on the walls bear bas-relief nudes in classical repose.
    — Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
  • The bridge notably features bas-relief carvings on its bridge houses.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Above the bed was a bas-relief sculptural design element in white that looked rather like feathers on a bird’s wing.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Apr. 2026
  • My chat with Gilberto led to my learning the backstory behind the front desk’s bas-relief mustang stampede.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 May 2026
  • Four delicate bas-reliefs in granite embellish the pediments over its four entrances.
    — Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2026
  • There are bronze finishes and other ornamental details, like a bas-relief of the city’s famous skyline and a large station clock.
    — ABC News, 9 June 2026
  • This sumptuous accommodation also houses a formal dining table for eight that’s backed by a bas-relief wall, a living room, a powder room and two bedrooms.
    — Melinda Sheckells, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Both men will have bronze bas-relief plaques in Cooperstown, but only Ohtani will have a 2025 World Series ring.
    — Steve Rushin, The Atlantic, 2 Nov. 2025
  • The chapter concludes with the Ipnotica rings and earrings, whose rounded, asymmetrical forms are set with white and brown diamonds to create a sculptural bas-relief effect.
    — Anthony Demarco, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • Moraes developed computer models to simulate draping a sheet on both a 3D human form and a bas-relief carving to test which version most closely matched the figure preserved in the shroud.
    — ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2025
  • In China, there are bas-relief carvings of a fertility ritual that are at least 3,000 years old, making them among the oldest examples of pornography in the world.
    — Liam Scott, Washington Post, 19 Feb. 2026
  • The hotel restored the granite and limestone exterior with bas-relief panels and the lobby’s Murano chandeliers, and also added 170 rooms and the city’s first rooftop bar.
    — Jennifer Kester, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
  • Accents include custom furnishings, abstract expressionism art, wallcoverings inspired by traditional Italian craft paper, bas-relief plaster wall art and mood lighting that drenches the room in sunset shades.
    — Melinda Sheckells, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Up in Albany, visitors can scan the entrance hall of the State House for a bas-relief portrait of Ginsburg in the sandstone walls — the first face added to the gallery since 1898 and the room’s only Jew.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The museum’s collection includes a reconstructed 16th-century gold tearoom and a bas-relief bronze by Antoine Bourdelle originally made for the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées in Paris.
    — Kathryn O’Shea-Evans, Robb Report, 7 Mar. 2026

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