still life
noun
plural still lifes
1
: a picture consisting predominantly of inanimate objects
2
: the category of graphic arts concerned with inanimate subject matter
Examples of still life in a Sentence
an exhibit of still lifes
She prefers portraiture to still life.
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Floral still life by Megan Chase; Anguilla rattan coffee table by Serena & Lily.
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David Foxley, Architectural Digest, 20 Mar. 2025
While her graceful and colorful still lifes from the period seem far removed from the heaviness of the conditions in the camps, their flowers, fruit and vegetables were the product of her fellow inmates’ backbreaking labor in a landscape not at all conducive to farming.
—Aruna D’souza, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
Subjects include Catholic cathedrals, still lifes, farm scenes, and of course, various birds, which are closely associated with the author.
—Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 6 Apr. 2025
Hockney continues to paint landscapes, portraits, and still lifes of flowers, but always in new ways.
—Dodie Kazanjian, Vogue, 1 Apr. 2025
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David Foxley, Architectural Digest, 20 Mar. 2025
While her graceful and colorful still lifes from the period seem far removed from the heaviness of the conditions in the camps, their flowers, fruit and vegetables were the product of her fellow inmates’ backbreaking labor in a landscape not at all conducive to farming.
—Aruna D’souza, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
Subjects include Catholic cathedrals, still lifes, farm scenes, and of course, various birds, which are closely associated with the author.
—Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 6 Apr. 2025
Hockney continues to paint landscapes, portraits, and still lifes of flowers, but always in new ways.
—Dodie Kazanjian, Vogue, 1 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for still life
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“Still life.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/still%20life. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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