: a substantial body of work constituting the lifework of a writer, an artist, or a composer
a catalogue of Rembrandt's oeuvre
scrupulously examines Dickens' oeuvre in order to demonstrate how his convictions helped to determine the shape of his novels—
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Examples of oeuvre in a Sentence
a novel that occupies a relatively minor position in the author's oeuvre
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Each edition explores the connection between the teacher’s cinematic oeuvre and its interplay with space, context, population and culture.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 15 Apr. 2024
Whether grieving the death of a child, revolting against power, or lamenting social conditions, the figures in her oeuvre can whip up empathy in even the coolest of hearts.
—Grace Edquist, Vogue, 11 Apr. 2024
The Ghanaian star is building a truly top-tier oeuvre, and with a new album on deck for this year, there’s plenty more to come.
—Heran Mamo, Billboard, 28 Mar. 2024
His book The Sea and the Mirror, published in 1944, is part of his resulting oeuvre, which is much more searching, abstruse, and philosophical than his earlier output.
—W. H. Auden, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2024
Here, and throughout the Batman oeuvre, there’s a line as thin as a coin between good and evil, between sanity and madness.
—Josh Weiss, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
The Illenium oeuvre, developed over his five studio albums, is cinematic, anthemic, often heavy and typically lyrically personal music that mulls deeper themes — love, heartbreak, rage — than standard dance refrains about putting your f–king hands up.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 13 Mar. 2024
Louis’ oeuvre, and Change in particular, offers a pointed response by demonstrating the value of writing about one’s personal experiences.
—Tope Folarin, The Atlantic, 29 Feb. 2024
The idea of transparency has informed much of Yamamoto’s oeuvre — and not only housing.
—Oscar Holland, CNN, 5 Mar. 2024
Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 15 Apr. 2024
Whether grieving the death of a child, revolting against power, or lamenting social conditions, the figures in her oeuvre can whip up empathy in even the coolest of hearts.
—Grace Edquist, Vogue, 11 Apr. 2024
The Ghanaian star is building a truly top-tier oeuvre, and with a new album on deck for this year, there’s plenty more to come.
—Heran Mamo, Billboard, 28 Mar. 2024
His book The Sea and the Mirror, published in 1944, is part of his resulting oeuvre, which is much more searching, abstruse, and philosophical than his earlier output.
—W. H. Auden, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2024
Here, and throughout the Batman oeuvre, there’s a line as thin as a coin between good and evil, between sanity and madness.
—Josh Weiss, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
The Illenium oeuvre, developed over his five studio albums, is cinematic, anthemic, often heavy and typically lyrically personal music that mulls deeper themes — love, heartbreak, rage — than standard dance refrains about putting your f–king hands up.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 13 Mar. 2024
Louis’ oeuvre, and Change in particular, offers a pointed response by demonstrating the value of writing about one’s personal experiences.
—Tope Folarin, The Atlantic, 29 Feb. 2024
The idea of transparency has informed much of Yamamoto’s oeuvre — and not only housing.
—Oscar Holland, CNN, 5 Mar. 2024
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“Oeuvre.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oeuvre. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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