How to Use Italianate in a Sentence

Italianate

adjective
  • Even though it’s been given a modern refresh, the Italianate abode still exudes old-world charm.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 7 Apr. 2023
  • Her vocal style is Italianate and so, in this production, is her emotive acting.
    — Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2024
  • The name of this new addition to Palmer’s suite of Italianate freeway rentals is the Ferrante.
    — Lawrence Jackson, Harper's Magazine, 10 July 2023
  • All of the walls are painted a robin egg blue with Italianate trims, and rooms are decorated with velvety chairs and romantic drapes.
    — Maddy Johnston, Axios, 4 Dec. 2024
  • There are also Italianate influences, like Tuscan and bowed windows.
    — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Get ready for films about Mario Kart addicts who leave their consoles, grow mustaches, and train to become small Italianate plumbers.
    — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2023
  • The layout of this slice of Italianate mansion is kooky, but the primary featured in this listing photo comes with an original fireplace and is big enough to fit a king bed.
    — Clio Chang, Curbed, 28 Jan. 2025
  • The end result, La Tarantella, is an Italianate dream among the vineyards, and revelers now celebrate on the very spot where cows used to roam.
    — Jessica Cherner, House Beautiful, 20 June 2023
  • The building dates back to 1885, with the portion fronting South Grove Avenue being done in an Italianate style.
    — Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2026
  • The eccentric, bearded politician owned an Italianate villa at Beaulieu and rode around the Cap Ferrat peninsula on a tricycle.
    — Jonathan Miles, Town & Country, 5 Sep. 2023
  • The buildings are examples of the Italianate architectural style that was popular in the mid-1800s, the petition reads.
    — Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 22 July 2024
  • Built in 1880 in Italianate style, the building retains an ornate sheet metal cornice and the original second and third floor façade treatments, in addition to ornate iron window hoods and sills.
    — Lauren McDowell, Chron, 12 Apr. 2023
  • The Polk Theatre, an ornate 1928 Italianate venue, has been screening films in Lakeland’s downtown square since before moving pictures had sound.
    — Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 28 Dec. 2025
  • Angel wings sit behind them and they are surrounded by a bed of purple and yellow flowers and symmetrical benches reflecting an Italianate garden, a nod to Kobe’s childhood in Italy.
    — Iliana Limón Romero, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2024
  • The ceiling medallions are original and typical of the Néo-Grec style of decorating, with incisions that are more abstract than the florid carvings of earlier Italianate homes.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 13 July 2023
  • This particular row is in the Néo-Grec style, a 19th-century rejection of flowery, ornamental Italianate townhomes.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 13 July 2023
  • Inspired by medieval Italian villas and farm houses, the Italianate house style typically features deep overhanging eaves with highly decorative brackets, or the element that carries the weight of the eave.
    — Lauren Gallow, Architectural Digest, 10 Jan. 2025
  • The downtown square, with its vintage architecture, Italianate courthouse, and historic markers, is a gathering place for good conversation, afternoon relaxation, local shopping, and delicious dining.
    — Korrin Bishop, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2024
  • The resident petition argues the buildings’ age and high-quality construction, along with their distinct Italianate architectural style, contribute to a sense of place in NuLu that cannot be replaced once demolished.
    — Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 22 July 2024
  • Huntingburg’s picturesque downtown is a historic district of two-story Italianate and late Victorian commercial buildings that center around Fourth Street, the neighborhood’s main thoroughfare.
    — Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 June 2024

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