How to Use lyrical in a Sentence

lyrical

adjective
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  • She is noted for her lyrical moviemaking style.
  • In a group, the saxophone takes plays the lyrical part of the song.
    — Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2024
  • The DJs would force you to step up your lyrical game: The beats were vicious, so your flow had to be funky.
    — Big Boi With Ted Scheinman, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 June 2023
  • Stage is a writer with a gift for the lyrical and the frightening.
    — New York Times, 25 Oct. 2021
  • Chappell’s own sun sign Pisces gets the lyrical shout-out in the song, but just check out the aesthetic.
    — Jennifer Culp, Them, 26 June 2024
  • James closed the song with his verse, each new line reversing the rhyme scheme of the last, words folding in and out like a lyrical Möbius strip . . .
    — Dan Charnas, Rolling Stone, 23 Jan. 2022
  • The words are poetic and lyrical, the music a tender mix of melancholy and hope at the same time.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 July 2022
  • Davis ends her collection with a lyrical work of prose.
    — Nancy Lord, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Jan. 2023
  • Much of what the narrator says is at once lyrical and astute.
    — Francine Prose, The New York Review of Books, 23 Feb. 2022
  • Those wanting to add something lyrical to their wardrobes can shop the capsule of one-off pieces at the Forte-Forte shop in Paris.
    — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 29 Sep. 2023
  • Keep it short and sweet with an adorable emoji or long and lyrical with all the hashtags that can fit — the caption choice is yours.
    — Seventeen, 14 Apr. 2022
  • Every page is filled with lyrical text and fluid art by Doug Salati.
    — Laura Denby, Parents, 30 Nov. 2023
  • There is great lyrical chemistry and fervor in their raps.
    — Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 16 Aug. 2024
  • The song, McKenna says, may also be a first step toward new lyrical themes.
    — Nancy Kruh, Peoplemag, 15 Sep. 2023
  • In fact, the lyrical backbone of the song comes straight from their relationship.
    — Tricia Despres, PEOPLE.com, 18 Nov. 2021
  • There is extensive footage like this in Get Back, sparks of ideas that lead to the kneading of melodic and lyrical dough.
    — Jen Chaney, Vulture, 30 Nov. 2021
  • That’s not a bad approach to some movies too, this stunningly lyrical dust-to-dust epic not least among them.
    — Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2023
  • Ballard, the producer of Wilson Phillips and Paula Abdul, gave it a wall of sound; the melodies were hooky and lyrical.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 17 Sep. 2021
  • The phrases are so lyrical as to sing along to, yet so majestic as to look upward at them.
    — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 3 Dec. 2022
  • Across your 40-plus albums, is there an arc, a driving lyrical force?
    — A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 13 Nov. 2021
  • The music rises up the white walls and out through the latticework near the roof – lyrical, looping melodies filled out by warm bass notes.
    — Guy Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 May 2023
  • Kendrick has become the flag bearer for lyrical rap, a master of a dying art form.
    — Hazlitt, 30 May 2024
  • The track stems from Subsidia Dawn: Vol. 2, which features melodic and lyrical bass tracks.
    — Lisa Kocay, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2021
  • Your lyrical style is very heartfelt and straightforward, but kind of vague.
    — Greg Gilman, Variety, 21 Dec. 2022
  • In fact, says Kerr, the genius of those songs is their lyrical simplicity.
    — Glenn Peoples, Billboard, 22 Dec. 2022
  • The immense lyrical talent on URL’s roster has been key to its success.
    — Ben Barzilai Christopher Lee, New York Times, 14 June 2023
  • And all eight scores bloom in the last act with a surge of lyrical, rhapsodic revelation.
    — Tim Greiving, Washington Post, 19 Oct. 2023
  • Then, there’s an old-school, lyrical, jazz chord-y project at the same time – like the original Black Eyed Peas formation.
    — A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 21 July 2023
  • His soulful foundation, lyrical prowess, emotive disposition, and willingness to be raw and imperfect shine across the just under 11-minute EP.
    — Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 27 Sep. 2024
  • In 1968, Bobbie Gentry’s crossover story-song was like a short film, full of such vivid musical and lyrical details that listeners experienced it visually.
    — Stephen Deusner, SPIN, 23 Oct. 2024

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