Used in a Sentence

vignette

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

Editorial note

I think you're assuming that his article is a complete transcript of the meeting and any followup conversations, rather than a vignette.

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Definitions3
Parts of speech1

Quick take

a brief literary description

Meaning at a glance

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

noun

a brief literary description

noun

a photograph whose edges shade off gradually

noun

a small illustrative sketch (as sometimes placed at the beginning of chapters in books)

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for vignette.

noun

a brief literary description

noun

a photograph whose edges shade off gradually

noun

a small illustrative sketch (as sometimes placed at the beginning of chapters in books)

Example sentences

1

I think you're assuming that his article is a complete transcript of the meeting and any followup conversations, rather than a vignette.

2

I actually rather enjoyed it as a dramatic vignette of an inverse version of the Milgram experiment.

3

I'm struck by the vignette involving the table leg, in which Oliver describes it as feeling "unnatural" to pass his kinect-sensed leg through the virtual table leg, even though there was no obstruction in "real life.

4

The second vignette in this article has Suster suggesting that convertible notes carry liquidation preferences and anti-dilution.

Frequently asked questions

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

How do you use vignette in a sentence?

I think you're assuming that his article is a complete transcript of the meeting and any followup conversations, rather than a vignette.

What does vignette mean?

a brief literary description

What part of speech is vignette?

vignette is commonly used as noun.