Explore Brutalism through 9 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Brutalism in a sentence
Brutalism meaning
- Brutal, violent behaviour; savagery.
- Alternative letter-case form of Brutalism.
Using Brutalism
- The main meaning on this page is: Brutal, violent behaviour; savagery. | Alternative letter-case form of Brutalism.
- In the example corpus, brutalism often appears in combinations such as: brutalism is, brutalism was.
Context around Brutalism
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 4 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Brutalism
- In this selection, "brutalism" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, fortified, neo and 1970s stand out and add context to how "brutalism" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and brutalism s blocky and and marble brutalism and the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "brutalism" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with brutalism
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Brutalism is László’s way of processing his own suffering. (10 words)
However, the plans from admirers of the building’s “fortified brutalism”. (11 words)
Can't say I *like* Brutalism, but a very little goes a long way. (14 words)
Haikou, the capital of the island province of Hainan, is a city of 2 million people that’s just like dozens of others in China: monotonous apartment blocks, wide urban highways and office towers in Chinese neo-brutalism. (38 words)
Kahn's monumental designs, combining regional red brick aesthetics, his own concrete and marble brutalism and the use of lakes to represent Bengali geography, are regarded as one of the masterpieces of the 20th century. (35 words)
Brutalism is the order of the day in these first-person shooters set in a post-apocalyptic Russia destroyed by nuclear warfare. (22 words)
Example sentences (9)
Can't say I *like* Brutalism, but a very little goes a long way.
Brutalism is László’s way of processing his own suffering.
However, the plans from admirers of the building’s “fortified brutalism”.
And Brutalism’s blocky, concrete style fell out of favor for new buildings at least 40 years ago.
Haikou, the capital of the island province of Hainan, is a city of 2 million people that’s just like dozens of others in China: monotonous apartment blocks, wide urban highways and office towers in Chinese neo-brutalism.
Years before the NAC turned 50 this year, the building’s 1970s brutalism was looking and feeling tired.
Brutalism is the order of the day in these first-person shooters set in a post-apocalyptic Russia destroyed by nuclear warfare.
In 2016, the term "web brutalism " was applied to web design that emphasized simple presentation and fast page loading.
Kahn's monumental designs, combining regional red brick aesthetics, his own concrete and marble brutalism and the use of lakes to represent Bengali geography, are regarded as one of the masterpieces of the 20th century.
Common combinations with brutalism
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- brutalism is 2×
- brutalism was 2×