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How to use orchestrate in a sentence

19 example sentences · verb

Orchestrate means to arrange or score music for performance by an orchestra. Example: “Sergio Leone orchestrated "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly".”

Examples of orchestrate by meaning

verbTo compose or arrange orchestral music for a dramatic performance.

  • Sergio Leone orchestrated "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly".

verbTo arrange or direct diverse elements to achieve a desired effect.

  • Orchestrated histories are not fact-based.
  • Here is chromophonic montage at its most skillful, as Minnelli orchestrates camera movement, music, and lighting in a crescendo of sound and color which red comes to dominate in the climactic moment of violent explosion.1980, Film/psychology Review, volume 4, page 80
  • By orchestrating this work with such cool reserve, Doolas avoided the pitfall of turning her celebration of womanhood into a free-for-all hugfest.1988 March 4, Justin Hayford, “Ambiguous Gestures”, in Chicago Reader

More sentences with orchestrate

  • Through subtle manipulations he orchestrated the downfall of his rival.From the entry manipulation
  • The composer invited all his friends when they premiered the movie he orchestrated, we got to see it before anyone but the crew.From the entry premier
  • Why would Drake orchestrate a shooting and blame it on someone not in this country?2024 May 7, @leavem3al0ne90, Twitter, archived from the original on 07 Jun 2024. From the entry mod
  • "We allowed him to kind of orchestrate the whole offense, and he got comfortable early," George said.2017 April 11, “Mike Conley Rewards Grizzlies' Faith With a Career Season”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times…. From the entry flamethrower
  • However, the proceedings were quite carefully orchestrated to produce what seemed to be a predetermined outcome.2009, John F. Schmutz, The Battle of the Crater: A complete history. From the entry quite
  • So the British Arean Company had been formed, with suitably orchestrated media fanfare.2003 July, Kage Baker, “The Empress of Mars”, in Asimov's Science Fiction. From the entry Arean
  • Their government says Moscow is funneling undocumented migrants to the border between the two countries to orchestrate an influx of immigration.2024 July 12, “Finland approves controversial law to turn away migrants at Russian border”, in Euronews. From the entry Moscow
  • Hearsay even got "freeped." "Freepers," followers of a rightist Web site called Free Republic, orchestrated a "Freeper Call to Action."2000 February 28, James V. Grimaldi, “Hearsay: The Lawyer's Column; Keeping Up With the Gundersons”, in The Washington Post. From the entry rightist
  • Eventually the orchestrated symphony leads to the metempsychosis of planets.1983, Nottingham French studies, volumes 22-25, page 34. From the entry trisexual
  • To pull you out of the funk you've been in since Christmas, Man Teach orchestrated some bow-chicka-wow-wow time for you and Boy Wonder.2014, Madeline Freeman, The Naturals Trilogy. From the entry bow-chicka-wow-wow
  • Keith Davey, the man they called The Rainmaker for his ability to orchestrate Liberal election victories, died Monday from complications of Alzheimer's disease.2011 January 17, Sandra Martin, “Liberal ‘rainmaker’ Keith Davey dies at 84”, in The Globe and Mail, Toronto, Ont., archived from the…. From the entry rainmaker
  • These Potemkin demonstrations depict a universe of happy devices, all seamlessly interoperating, tossing media back and forth to one another in a superbly orchestrated fashion.2007 August 14, Cory Doctorow, “Don't fall for the Potemkin scam”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News &…. From the entry Potemkin
  • He was a cohost of our Johannesburg teach-in and helped orchestrate a conclusion to the teach-in that was even more memorable than its beginning.2006, Antonia Juhasz, The Bush Agenda: Invading the World, One Economy at a Time, HarperCollins, page 95. From the entry teach-in
  • Our two children are immediately involved in a frantic game of touch rugby orchestrated by Vinny, an Irish backpacker, who is WOOFing his way around New Zealand.2008 September 1, “Your family holidays”, in The Guardian, →ISSN. From the entry woof
  • The tribunal has accused him of crimes against humanity for helping to orchestrate a massive campaign of persecution against Muslims in the Lasva valley in central Bosnia.2004, Pierre Hazan, Justice in a Time of War, page 108. From the entry choirboy

Meaning of orchestrate

  1. verb To arrange or score music for performance by an orchestra.
  2. verb To compose or arrange orchestral music for a dramatic performance.
  3. verb To arrange or direct diverse elements to achieve a desired effect.

Full definition of orchestrate

Questions about orchestrate in a sentence

How do you use orchestrate in a sentence?
Orchestrate is used as a verb. For example: “Sergio Leone orchestrated "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly".”
What is a short sentence with orchestrate?
“Orchestrated histories are not fact-based.”
What does orchestrate mean?
Orchestrate means to arrange or score music for performance by an orchestra.

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