: a substantial body of work constituting the lifework of a writer, an artist, or a composer
a catalogue of Rembrandt's oeuvre
scrupulously examines Dickens' oeuvre in order to demonstrate how his convictions helped to determine the shape of his novels—
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G. J. WorthExamples of oeuvre in a Sentence
a novel that occupies a relatively minor position in the author's oeuvre
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But the famous painting is only a small piece of the Norwegian artist’s oeuvre, which includes thousands of other works.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Apr. 2025
Kiefer’s visceral oeuvre – spanning monumental paintings, sculptures, installations, woodcuts, artists’ books, works on paper, and films – confronts his childhood amid the rubble and contrition of postwar Germany.
—Natasha Gural, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
But as his oeuvre came to encompass corporate real estate and urban regeneration, his motivations still lay elsewhere.
—Oscar Holland, CNN, 4 Mar. 2025
The film is vastly different in form from the rest of Hogg’s oeuvre—and that’s to say nothing of it being shot entirely in Italian.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2025
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Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Apr. 2025
Kiefer’s visceral oeuvre – spanning monumental paintings, sculptures, installations, woodcuts, artists’ books, works on paper, and films – confronts his childhood amid the rubble and contrition of postwar Germany.
—Natasha Gural, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
But as his oeuvre came to encompass corporate real estate and urban regeneration, his motivations still lay elsewhere.
—Oscar Holland, CNN, 4 Mar. 2025
The film is vastly different in form from the rest of Hogg’s oeuvre—and that’s to say nothing of it being shot entirely in Italian.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for oeuvre
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“Oeuvre.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oeuvre. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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