How to Use the arts in a Sentence

the arts

plural noun
  • None of this is about the arts.
    — Chris Brennan, USA Today, 1 Jan. 2026
  • Check out sports events and the arts.
    — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Where did that knack for the arts come from?
    — Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 26 June 2026
  • Enjoy the arts and fun times with kids.
    — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Shop from their latest work or take a lesson in the arts.
    — Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Dec. 2025
  • This is a great day for the arts as well as working with children.
    — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Zoe loves being involved in the arts!
    — Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Satchel's passion for the arts also led her to work with her dad.
    — Collette Reitz, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Engagement is what keeps the arts alive.
    — Dan Stoltz, Twin Cities, 19 Sep. 2025
  • When times are tough, that is when the arts are needed more by people.
    — Flora Bigham, ABC News, 19 Apr. 2026
  • But the arts program is funded.
    — Jay Reddick, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Jan. 2026
  • But the arts are more subjective.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Keep up with the arts, keep up with the love, and share a plate of food with your neighbor.
    — Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • Here are nine shows to celebrate spring and women in the arts.
    — Briana Miller, oregonlive, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Exercise is vital to your health, but so are the arts.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
  • But there was a dearth of people who would say the arts were important.
    — Barbara Isenberg, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
  • That role set the stage for decades of supporting the arts in Louisville.
    — Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Oct. 2025
  • All of that is lost when the arts are removed from the daily lives of children.
    — Mike Sacks, The New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2023
  • For the past seven years, the school has been ranked as the top public high school for the arts.
    — Daniel Kohn, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
  • They’re described as having been great patrons of the arts.
    — Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Think about how the arts – as well as romance and children – enrich your life.
    — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Sports events, the arts, the theater and social outings might thrill you.
    — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Enjoy sports, the arts, schmoozing and good times with others.
    — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Alongside this came a flourishing of the arts.
    — Lily Moayeri, Rolling Stone, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Supporting the arts can start with showing up.
    — Geo Darder, Sun Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2026
  • The events benefit a cause within the arts.
    — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Until now, those of us who have stood out in the arts have been the exception rather than the rule.
    — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 6 Mar. 2026
  • But the arts soon occupied his time, as well as partying.
    — Tim Grierson, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2025
  • And though theaters are now open, artists and the arts continue to need our support.
    — Town & Country, 10 Feb. 2023
  • The social safety net is gutted, funding for the arts slashed.
    — Matthew Ismael Ruiz, Pitchfork, 26 June 2026

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