How to Use futurism in a Sentence

futurism

noun
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  • Technology in the first two movies was rooted in the retro futurism of the ’70s and ’80s.
    — Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2023
  • And that is not the futurism that Marcus Strickland has in mind.
    — Khari Nixon, SPIN, 20 Feb. 2023
  • There is always a slightly dark side to futurism, and our space-age dreams had them.
    — Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 19 July 2019
  • The feminist artist made a male womb out of gray glass for a futurism-themed challenge.
    — Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 31 July 2019
  • The futurism on display in Brasília is of a certain vintage.
    — Emily Witt, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2023
  • Baron sees his book as being about the path to futurism in journalism, about his and the paper’s rise to the great Bezosian game.
    — Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2023
  • All of those gadgets blend aspects of retro-tech and futurism, and the TP-7 is no exception.
    — Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 12 May 2023
  • Smartphone futurism comes at a price, though: the Mate X has a breathtaking $2,600 price tag.
    — Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 15 Aug. 2019
  • This lack of futurism feeds through to the production design.
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 16 Oct. 2023
  • The gadgetry and the futurism in the design was actually one of the biggest challenges.
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2022
  • Liu slips from interplanetary futurism to the US in 1989 to turn-of-the-century Hong Kong and back again.
    — Sarah Fallon, Wired, 25 Feb. 2020
  • The over-all effect is that of a charmingly hopeful retro-futurism.
    — The New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2017
  • Koral’s high-shine fits bring an element of futurism to the fitness space.
    — Vogue, 3 Dec. 2021
  • The label rose to fame during the decade, after all, thanks to its refreshing modernism and futurism.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 11 Jan. 2022
  • People have referred to your music as retro-futurism or neo-soul.
    — Raisa Bruner, Time, 25 Oct. 2017
  • While some critics understood Sprouse’s futurism in the context of Y2K, his use of these prints wasn’t a mere stylistic gesture.
    — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 6 Apr. 2024
  • In the Black Eyed Peas’ latter days, will.i.am embraced a sort of incoherent futurism.
    — Daniel D'addario, Variety, 22 Sep. 2021
  • There was also full-fledged glamour in Ralph Lauren, and futurism courtesy of Marine Serre.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 30 Dec. 2023
  • This hopeful futurism — diversity without the conflict — strongly appealed to the elites who poured in the cash.
    — Ben Smith, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2021
  • Geometric decals along the side and on the grille accent the pure white exterior and play into the futurism still surrounding the concept of EVs.
    — Sasha Richie, Car and Driver, 16 June 2022
  • There's no formal dress code for the gala, but guests are encouraged to display their own personal concept of futurism.
    — Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 25 Aug. 2021
  • That sort of futurism is probably going to lead to our undoing rather than saving us.
    — Dave Holmes, Esquire, 20 Oct. 2017
  • The Indigenous futurism of Pueblo artist Virgil Ortiz stands out.
    — Chadd Scott, Forbes, 2 May 2022
  • On the other hand, for a more positive futurism to be more than just wild-eyed fantasy, there has to be a credible path to arrive at that better place, to get from here to there.
    — Christian Holub, EW.com, 14 Oct. 2020
  • Far from the neon-corporate world of 90s futurism, Pacer instead opts more for a palette of ochers and grays, with comparably rare bursts of color.
    — Matt Gardner, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2021
  • The DeLorean has become an easily recognizable symbol of 1980s futurism thanks to its use in the Back to the Future movies.
    — Kat Eschner, Smithsonian, 19 Oct. 2017
  • With the rise of retro futurism, a trend that drives inspiration from the 1960s obsession with space and tech, neon colours, as well as metallic textures, have made their way onto the runways for the past few seasons.
    — Frances Solá-Santiago, refinery29.com, 8 Feb. 2022
  • Customers had familiarized themselves with the sleek, silver futurism of the iMac’s look, which had remained consistent for more than a decade.
    — Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 7 June 2021
  • The mixture of cool, utopian futurism and Messianic redemption is itself a sci-fi trope.
    — Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2021
  • With the rise of retro futurism, a trend that drives inspiration from the 1960s obsession with space and tech, neon colors, as well as metallic textures, have made their way onto the runways for the past few seasons.
    — Frances Solá-Santiago, refinery29.com, 7 Feb. 2022

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