How to Use revivalism in a Sentence

revivalism

noun
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  • With use of synth-heavy melodies and plenty of neon, the band is no doubt a stellar addition to this wave of ’80s revivalism.
    — Efrain Dorado, RedEye Chicago, 12 Dec. 2017
  • Walk Through the Fire — the door opens to critiques of revivalism, that the artist is imitating the past rather than moving the needle.
    — Justin Curto, Vulture, 4 Aug. 2021
  • If this is the future of riot grrrl revivalism, the future is bright.
    — Maria Sherman, SPIN, 25 Jan. 2022
  • The support of trombone and baritone sax behind him provided his alt-rock roots with a bit of Shoals revivalism.
    — Jared Boyd | Jboyd@al.com, AL.com, 20 May 2017
  • One part classic rock revivalism, one part hardcore garage rock, with a sound made for large speakers, Canadian-duo Japandroids was built for live shows.
    — Efrain Dorado, RedEye Chicago, 1 Nov. 2017
  • Even Alberta Ferretti, with her unapologetic ode to ’80s and ’90s revivalism in the form of shoulder pads! and high-waist pleated leather pants! and gold chains à go-go!
    — Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2020
  • This bigger-is-better approach is in sync with the continuing ’80s revivalism, which twists existing concepts in ways that speak to today.
    — Vogue, 15 Mar. 2019
  • Newly streaked in nostalgic synths, the remix exists at a midpoint between the tongue-in-cheek nature of vaporwave and the ‘80s revivalism elevated by recent pop culture touchstones like Stranger Things.
    — Caitlin Kelley, Billboard, 3 Nov. 2017
  • But Graham’s light touch gave his followers a way to embrace traditional American revivalism outside of the hot political issues of the day.
    — Elizabeth Dias, Time, 1 Mar. 2018
  • But Shamir hoped to move away from the carefree electronic disco revivalism that had become his signature, incorporating more of his personal, D.I.Y. rock tastes.
    — Joe Coscarelli, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2017
  • Under his ownership, the house became a harmonious melding of revivalism, ancient Greek motifs, Chinese aesthetics, and Art Deco details.
    — Vanessa Lawrence, ELLE Decor, 20 Dec. 2017
  • Nineties revivalism is extending beyond fashion as designers and casting directors are rediscovering the beauties who made that decade so magic.
    — Vogue, 24 Oct. 2017
  • The worst of religious conservatism is on cable news imputing to Trump an almost-Constantinian prestige, uniting nationalist fervor with religious revivalism.
    — Andrew T. Walker, National Review, 10 Feb. 2020
  • Historian Brett Grainger has argued that evangelicals, through revivalism, formed a mystical relationship with nature.
    — Jeffrey Wheatley, The Conversation, 10 June 2020
  • Call it motel revivalism: cashing in on inexpensive property, employing adaptive reuse, and playing to the country’s obsession with updated midcentury design.
    — Patrick Sisson, Curbed, 22 June 2018

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