Used in a Sentence

pictorial

How to use pictorial in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for pictorial.

Editorial note

They have pictorial banners up in the woods, without any words.

Examples11
Definitions3
Parts of speech2

Quick take

a periodical (magazine or newspaper) containing many pictures

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of pictorial gathered in one view.

noun

a periodical (magazine or newspaper) containing many pictures

adjective

pertaining to or consisting of pictures; "pictorial perspective"; "pictorial records"

adjective

evoking lifelike images within the mind; "pictorial poetry and prose"; "graphic accounts of battle"; "a lifelike portrait"; "a vivid description"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for pictorial.

noun

a periodical (magazine or newspaper) containing many pictures

adjective

pertaining to or consisting of pictures; "pictorial perspective"; "pictorial records"

adjective

evoking lifelike images within the mind; "pictorial poetry and prose"; "graphic accounts of battle"; "a lifelike portrait"; "a vivid description"

Example sentences

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They have pictorial banners up in the woods, without any words.

2

Robot Turtles is entirely pictorial and great for ages 3+.

3

It must convey meaning through that pictorial resemblance.

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Some concepts are just abstract and don't have a distinct pictorial representation.

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They all open with a pictorial representation of possible input and corresponding output to aid in scanning when you have a problem to solve.

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The architect will not be able to prevent people from taking photographs or otherwise producing pictorial representations of the building.

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Jumping in at this point cuts out all the evocative pictorial motivation for unidirectionality.

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Yes, I used to be a history major and I know details like you used a pictorial sign for your tavern because so few people could read and that the purpose of church stained glass windows was to share some of the bible stories in pictorial form with the illiterate masses.

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* an example comes to mind: recently on another FB thread, someone said how FB nearly destroyed his marriage because his fianc had, as her profile pic, a photo of both of them before the relationship was known to the family. fB is obviously wrong to revert privacy settings, but thhe relationship should never have been broadcasted in any pictorial form, because any "friend" could CC or refer to the photo regardless of FB privacy settings

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From _your own link_:"First, when a building is ordinarily visible from a public place, its protection as an 'architectural work' does not include the right to prevent the making, distributing, or public display of pictures, photographs, or other pictorial representations of the work.

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From the article to which you linked:> But wait: Oxford Dictionaries online, while giving a similar definition "a figurative or metaphorical use of a word or expression" adds a second: "a significant or recurrent theme; a motif: she uses the Eucharist as a pictorial trope".

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use pictorial in a sentence?

They have pictorial banners up in the woods, without any words.

What does pictorial mean?

a periodical (magazine or newspaper) containing many pictures

What part of speech is pictorial?

pictorial is commonly used as noun, adjective.