How to Use heraldic in a Sentence

heraldic

adjective
  • The tree recalls a spool of cashmere thread and is topped with Solomeo’s heraldic emblem.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 21 Nov. 2025
  • The county’s heraldic bearings are on the uniforms of sheriff's deputies and the fire marshal.
    — Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Mar. 2022
  • On the right side, the heraldic design shows a songbird flanking a blue shield with quills, all surrounded by flowers.
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 29 May 2018
  • The totality evokes a heraldic banner, but also a fortress facade.
    — Roberta Smith, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2020
  • They were personalized with heraldic crests and symbols or pictures of animals.
    — Kat Eschner, Smithsonian, 29 June 2017
  • Watch for the new badge — which frees Buick’s three heraldic shields from the chrome band that used to encircle them on upcoming Buicks.
    — Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 24 May 2023
  • The mine will not be operational for years, but already the hoist towers loom over Oak Flat, a heraldic image of woe.
    — Joy Williams, The New Yorker, 4 July 2022
  • Moved by such loyalty, the Black Prince adopted Jean’s badge of an ostrich feather as his own heraldic device.
    — Stephen Brumwell, WSJ, 6 June 2018
  • If Harry is bidding to position himself, like his mother before him, as the people’s prince, this is his heraldic banner.
    — Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2023
  • The coronation invitation was designed by Andrew Jamieson who is a heraldic artist and also works on manuscripts.
    — Morgan Hines, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2023
  • While much of the car was conceived and built in the UK, its American genes come through in its vicious torque and heraldic V8.
    — Trinity Francis, Forbes.com, 1 Jan. 2026
  • Jamieson is a heraldic artist and manuscript illuminator, and part of the Art Workers' Guild.
    — Town & Country, 5 Apr. 2023
  • And the center true love knot also known as Bowen's Knot, is a heraldic knot representing the connectivity of true love.
    — Beth Bernstein, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2022
  • The female reproductive system is this emblematic heraldic form.
    — Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2020
  • Other items from the coronation, including heraldic garb and ceremonial scepters, are also on display.
    — Victoria Murphy, Town & Country, 26 May 2023
  • The Tonale’s badging, though, is all Alfa, combining centuries old heraldic symbolism with a shout-out to the brand’s electric future.
    — Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 13 May 2023
  • Voluminous dresses decorated with heraldic symbols and folk scenes overflow their couches.
    — Jane Wooldridge, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
  • The intimate choir area is lined with colorful banners, with heraldic family crests, symbols and animals, hanging above the area where the couple will exchange vows.
    — NBC News, 12 May 2018
  • Up close and at eye level, the work is reborn as these huge heraldic thunderous paintings, visually vehement and emotionally commanding.
    — Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2021
  • The colorful card with a floral border was designed by Andrew Jamieson, a heraldic artist and manuscript illuminator.
    — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 18 Apr. 2023
  • During the Middle Ages, heraldic disputes could become so animated that a Court of Chivalry was called upon to resolve them.
    — Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 9 June 2026
  • But many of the quilts avoid references to war or any images at all, gathering power from an impressive, admittedly heraldic, range of geometric patterns and their optical effects.
    — Roberta Smith, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2017
  • The Lady and the Unicorn is a series of six famous tapestries that mix depictions of the senses with heraldic symbols and mythological creatures.
    — Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 June 2025
  • The intricate invite with a floral border was designed by Andrew Jamieson, a heraldic artist and manuscript illuminator.
    — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 6 Apr. 2023
  • The brand story will be narrated by Philo, a griffin inspired by one of the symbols on Solomeo’s heraldic emblem which appears in the windows as a soft, white creature evoking cashmere fiber.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 21 Nov. 2025
  • Architecture and design details include antique floor coverings, marble embellishments, clay floors, box ceilings, and ancient heraldic bricks.
    — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 20 Dec. 2023
  • Wilson strips away the heraldic formality of earlier translations and brings the dialogue closer to contemporary speech, in ways Nolan has reportedly drawn on.
    — David Denby, New Yorker, 21 June 2026
  • Buckingham Palace mailed invitations — featuring a heraldic design on heavy card stock — to guests on a list compiled in coordination with British civil servants.
    — Mary Jordan, Washington Post, 1 May 2023
  • The initial announcement about William and Kate's Conjugal Coat of Arms explained that the heraldic emblem would always belong to them, but may evolve over time with their royal roles.
    — Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 20 Nov. 2025
  • Drawings of snow leopards, however, are ancient and appear all across the heraldic iconography of Central Asia, from the coat of arms of the Tatars to the official seal of the city of Samarqand.
    — Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 5 July 2021

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