How to Use musicality in a Sentence

musicality

noun
  • Out of that comes a kind of joie de vivre and musicality on my part.
    — Chris Maggio, New York Times, 22 May 2025
  • But Nes was a great help in terms of musicality - and in many ways.
    — Jim Ryan, Forbes, 21 May 2021
  • His musicality and rhythm were on point, which is a huge factor in dance.
    — Ew Staff, EW.com, 19 Sep. 2024
  • That song is pure opera and musicality.
    — Leila Cobo, Billboard, 18 Nov. 2025
  • His sheer musicality was a dazzling force, and his spirit a gift to us all.
    — Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
  • Adding a musicality and lyrics to tip an emotion sparks one’s senses in a very unique way.
    — Josh Glicksman, Billboard, 13 Dec. 2022
  • And above all else her sheer musicality, her artistry, shines throughout.
    — Jem Aswad, Variety, 15 Feb. 2022
  • There’s a great scene where Lorenz talks about the musicality of lyric writing.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Was this a groundbreaking album to you just in terms of the musicality of it?
    — Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 10 Feb. 2023
  • This is back in the ’60s when the mass was done in Latin, so there was a musicality to it.
    — Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 15 Apr. 2024
  • The judges rate them based on things like showmanship and musicality.
    — Jessi Virtusio, chicagotribune.com, 3 Mar. 2022
  • Such a paragraph shows why Machen was so acclaimed for the musicality of his prose.
    — Michael Dirda, The New York Review of Books, 28 May 2020
  • The musicality alone is proof that Tego’s ears were as prolific as his voice.
    — Marjua Estevez, refinery29.com, 1 Nov. 2022
  • The first ingredient in this recipe is the musicality of it and playing dress up and the fun of it.
    — Rob Ledonne, Billboard, 2 Feb. 2023
  • Bruno praised the flow, musicality, and softness of the routine.
    — Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 19 Nov. 2024
  • There's a huge attention to musicality at these shows that is really cool to see.
    — Sarah Michaud, PEOPLE.com, 12 May 2022
  • There was also mystery, humor and musicality — a complete point of view present from the start.
    — Gia Kourlas, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2023
  • There's also musicality to his step, because Nathan loves to dance.
    — Matt Patches, Esquire, 7 Apr. 2015
  • And when one of her on-stage characters sings, the actor taps into her musicality to flesh out their story.
    — Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 18 Mar. 2025
  • No matter how pretty or how sultry any of the musicality gets, there needs to be a certain level of sadness to it.
    — Josh Chesler, SPIN, 9 July 2022
  • The film’s musicality is somehow captured in the very timing and structure of the work itself.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 6 May 2026
  • This can confirm the musicality, or rightness, of the writing.
    — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 7 Oct. 2020
  • Even though the rap lyrics, especially, are a bit tired, there’s enough musicality here to make this track worthy of many listens.
    — Billboard Staff, Billboard, 14 Jan. 2022
  • But there is a lot more intention and musicality in the production and editing.
    — Greg Kot, chicagotribune.com, 8 June 2017
  • Nilsson’s songs, of course, add another layer of musicality to the film.
    — Ben Sachs, Chicago Reader, 19 May 2017
  • The intention was to make the rhythm of the scenes leap off the page, and thus make the fundamental musicality of the film crystal clear.
    — Mike Scott, NOLA.com, 25 June 2017
  • Cokes’ work honors the space’s legacy of Beat poetry and punk with musicality and rhythm.
    — Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2023
  • No seven-nation army is needed to hold anything back on this low-key flip-side of White’s eclectic musicality.
    — Gary Graff, cleveland, 19 July 2022
  • Rich with deep musicality and intention, the record is called Oxlade From Africa.
    — Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2024
  • All that’s left for a singer to screw up is rhythm and pitch and timing and musicality and dynamics and sensitivity to the lyric and to the band.
    — Bart Bull, SPIN, 10 Feb. 2023

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