Example sentences for: genres

How can you use “genres” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • An interesting mix of genres (vampire and Western) winds up as a hokey mess: "[T]his gummy mix of fake-Catholic mumbo jumbo and teeth-in-neck horror goes limp" (Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly ). "[T]he unintended campiness of Vampires makes Night of the Living Dead look like an episode of Nightline " (Michael O'Sullivan, the Washington Post ). But Gene Siskel praises the film, calling it "surprisingly entertaining" ( Chicago Tribune ). (Watch the trailer.)

  • The Slums of Beverly Hills also walks a line between two genres, in this case coming-of-age sex comedy and autobiographical monologue.

  • The result of all these juxtapositions is, however, a somewhat disconcerting blend of pop-science and pop-confessional genres.

  • After a few of these futile interviews, I begin to discern three distinct genres of nonanswer:

  • It's hard to describe Davis' new book, since it flits among several genres.


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