How to Use symphonic in a Sentence

symphonic

adjective
  • Their songs veered from new wave to post-punk, shoegaze and symphonic pop.
    — Andy Meek, Billboard, 17 July 2024
  • That idea has led to a rigid view that symphonic pieces aren’t to be messed with.
    — Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 9 May 2026
  • Take all the symphonic stuff, and then listen to those albums.
    — Jordan A. Rothacker, SPIN, 20 Dec. 2023
  • Boy songs with a symphonic element of some kind.
    — Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Out of that filmic symphonic sound was also born the sound of our orchestra.
    — Maxwell Williams, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Feb. 2018
  • Welser-Most brought out the full quotient of Mahler's angst in his symphonic swan song.
    — Zachary Lewis, cleveland.com, 5 Feb. 2018
  • But the rehearsal was the first time the group got to put all the pieces together and hear the symphonic sound of it all.
    — J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 2 May 2024
  • The song opens with symphonic flourishes that would not feel out of place on a K-drama score.
    — Caitlin Kelley, Billboard, 27 Oct. 2017
  • His career ranged from his trio’s club gigs to presenting symphonic works in large concert halls.
    — Aaron Cohen, Chicago Tribune, 13 Sep. 2022
  • No guitar or drums, just all the movement coming from the symphonic writing.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 25 Mar. 2022
  • There is an almost symphonic beauty to the point and counterpoint.
    — Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ, 31 Aug. 2018
  • Right here… * There is a kind of symphonic lyricism to motherhood.
    — Hazlitt, 31 July 2024
  • The new rendition also folds in lush strings that help tie it to the album’s symphonic approach.
    — Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Few moments in the symphonic repertoire thrill more than the horns rising to their feet, bells up, at the close of the movement.
    — Lisa Hirsch, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Imagine what the symphonic sound combined with his still-strong, 83-year-old velvety voice will be like.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Sep. 2019
  • The result is a symphonic overture which embodies the essence of the Cuban dance.
    — Eric E. Harrison, arkansasonline.com, 25 Sep. 2024
  • The overture had taken on a symphonic scale and dimension.
    — Steven Winn, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Mar. 2026
  • Once the film was ready, Hisaishi would write the score, which could also be released in a symphonic suite version.
    — Elisabeth Vincentelli, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2022
  • The show is a mix of frights, comedy, original film and music projects and rousing symphonic scares.
    — Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 30 Oct. 2020
  • Fully 71% of the symphonic programs include the premiere of a new piece.
    — Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2021
  • But that being beside the point, the Brahms themes are really from the core symphonic repertoire.
    — Julian Sancton, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Apr. 2022
  • With no fans at stadiums, and bogus sound being pumped in, well, that's sort of like a tap dance to symphonic music for the play-by-play guys.
    — Barry Wilner, Star Tribune, 18 Sep. 2020
  • If metal has always been inherently camp, then few strains are as attuned to it as symphonic black metal.
    — Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 17 Feb. 2026
  • With a new focus on melody and epic scene-setting, the Florida metal band goes all in on symphonic black metal.
    — Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 17 Feb. 2026
  • The symphonic works were ones the orchestra could play with distinct authority, and the right soloists were paired with the right repertoire.
    — David Patrick Stearns, Philly.com, 5 June 2018
  • And Lincoln’s seeming role as a symphonic football is nothing new, either.
    — Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
  • With strong frequency response, the Air Pro 4+ work well for symphonic music as well.
    — Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 26 Mar. 2026
  • The album is a short and sweet 45 minutes, including a back half of almost symphonic, suite-esque tracks.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 17 May 2024
  • For that matter, Bruckner is the essence of the Hollywood symphonic sound as well.
    — Mark Swed, latimes.com, 15 Dec. 2017
  • The movie – glacial, searching and symphonic – is a hymn, or prayer, examining the nature of sacrifice.
    — Jake Coyle, Detroit Free Press, 19 Dec. 2019

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